Where does “zazdrość” come from?

zazdrość (Old Polish) comes from Old Polish zajrzeć, from Old Polish źrzeć, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

zazdrość (Old Polish): envy; jealousy

Definitions

  1. envy; jealousy

Ancestry of “zazdrość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzajrzećto see
2Old Polishźrzećto look; to ripen
3Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “zazdrość”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Polish źrzeć →