Where does “мъстив” come from?

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

мъстив (Bulgarian): vengeful, spiteful

Definitions

  1. vengeful, spiteful

Ancestry of “мъстив”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмъстvengeance, revenge
2Old East Slavicмьсть—
3Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
4Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьzda →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьstiti →