Where does “мъст” come from?

мъст (Bulgarian) comes from Old East Slavic мьсть, from Proto-Slavic mьstiti, from Proto-Slavic mьzda, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

мъст (Bulgarian): vengeance, revenge

Definitions

  1. vengeance, revenge

Ancestry of “мъст”, step by step

мъст traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic мьсть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмьсть—
2Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
3Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—

via Old Church Slavonic мъстъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicмъстъ—

Words derived from “мъст”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьzda →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьstiti →