Where does “злорадост” come from?

злорадост (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian зло, from Proto-Slavic *zъlo — evil.

злорадост (Macedonian): schadenfreude

Definitions

  1. schadenfreude

Ancestry of “злорадост”, step by step

злорадост traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Macedonian зло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianзлоevil, wickedness, malice
2Proto-Slavic*zъloevil

via Macedonian радост

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianрадостjoy
2Proto-Slavicradostьjoy, happiness
Every word from Proto-Slavic *zъlo →Every word from Macedonian зло →