Where does “zle” come from?

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

zle (Old Czech): badly

Definitions

  1. badly

Ancestry of “zle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechzlýevil, bad
2Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
4Proto-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 →