Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/blimati

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 *blim- +‎ *-ati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *bleim-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰley-m-, the m-present extension of *bʰleyǵ- (“to shine”).

Verb

*blimati

1. to blink

Related terms

• *blěskъ (“glitter”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *блимати (*blimati)
    • Old Ruthenian: *блимати (*blimati)
      • Carpathian Rusyn: бли́мати (blýmaty)
        • ⇒ Carpathian Rusyn: бли́мкати (blýmkaty)
      • Ukrainian: бли́мати (blýmaty)
        • ⇒ Ukrainian: бли́мкати (blýmkaty)
• West Slavic:
  • ⇒? Old Slovak: blinkať
    • Slovak: blinkať