Where does “zlo-” come from?

zlo- (Czech) comes from Czech zlý, from Old Czech zlý, from Proto-Slavic zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

zlo- (Czech): pertaining to evil or wickedness

Definitions

  1. pertaining to evil or wickedness

Ancestry of “zlo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzlýevil; bad
2Old Czechzlýevil, bad
3Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “zlo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →