Where does “zlověstný” come from?

zlověstný (Czech) comes from Czech zlo-, 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.

zlověstný (Czech): ominous

Definitions

  1. ominous

Ancestry of “zlověstný”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechzlo-pertaining to evil or wickedness
2Czechzlýevil; bad
3Old Czechzlýevil, bad
4Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →