Where does “mstivý” come from?

mstivý (Czech) comes from Czech mstít, from Proto-Slavic mьstiti, from Proto-Slavic mьzda, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

mstivý (Czech): vindictive

Definitions

  1. vindictive

Ancestry of “mstivý”, step by step

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