Where does “близький” come from?

близький (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ, from Proto-Slavic blizъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- — to shine.

близький (Ukrainian): close, near

Definitions

  1. close, near

Ancestry of “близький”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblizъkъnear, close
2Proto-Slavicblizъnear, proximate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰleyǵ-to shine
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰleyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blizъkъ →