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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/bližьnъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *bliže + *-ьnъ.

Adjective

*bližьnъ

  1. near, close

Declension

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Russian: бли́жний (blížnij)
    • Ukrainian: ближний (blyžnyj) (obsolete)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • Czech: bližní
    • Polish: bliźni (obsolete)
    • Slovak: bližný
    • Sorbian:
      • Lower Sorbian: blizny (obsolete)
      • Upper Sorbian: bližny

Further reading

  • Trubachyov, Oleg, editor (1975), “*bližьnъ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages] (in Russian), numbers 2 (*bez – *bratrъ), Moscow: Nauka, page 124
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