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
Ancestry of “mstivý”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | mstít | to avenge |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mьstiti | to avenge, to take vengeance upon |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mьzda | payment, pay |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | misdʰ- | — |