Where does “мъстя” come from?

мъстя (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic mьstiti, from Proto-Slavic mьzda, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

мъстя (Bulgarian): to avenge, to take revenge to pay back for an evil deed

Definitions

  1. to avenge, to take revenge to pay back for an evil deed

Ancestry of “мъстя”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
2Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьzda →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьstiti →