Where does “zloduch” come from?

zloduch (Czech) comes from Czech duch, from Old Czech duch, from Proto-Slavic duxъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰews-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- — to die, pass away; to run, flow.

zloduch (Czech): evil spirit, cacodemon (malevolent spirit)

Definitions

  1. evil spirit, cacodemon (malevolent spirit)

Ancestry of “zloduch”, step by step

zloduch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech duch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechduchspirit; ghost
2Old Czechduch—
3Proto-Slavicduxъbreath; whiff; smell, odor
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdaušás—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰews-Alternative form of *dʰwes-; to lose one's...
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow

via Czech zlý

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzlýevil; bad
2Old Czechzlýevil, bad
3Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰews- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic daušás →