Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/bʰleyǵ-

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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-Indo-European

Etymology

Extended form of *bʰley- (“to shine”), reanalysed root of *bʰléyti, from *bʰel- (“to shine”) +‎ *-éyti (*éy-present suffix).

Root

*bʰleyǵ-

1. to shine

Derived terms

► Terms derived from the PIE root *bʰleyǵ-

• *bʰléyǵ-e-ti (thematic root present)
  • Germanic: *blīkaną (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰli-né-ǵ-ti ~ *bʰli-n-ǵ-énti (nasal-infix present)
  • Germanic: *blinkaną (see there for further descendants)
    • Germanic: *blankaz (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰliǵ-sḱé-ti (*sḱe-present)
  • Balto-Slavic: *blišketei
    • Lithuanian: blyškė́ti, blizgė́ti
• *bʰloyǵ-ó-s
  • Germanic: *blaikaz (see there for further descendants)
• *bʰlóyǵ-s-ko-s
  • Balto-Slavic: *blaiskas
    • Latvian: blaiskums, blaizgums
    • Slavic: *blě̑skъ (see there for further descendants)