Where does “źle” come from?

źle (Polish) comes from Old Polish zły, from Proto-Slavic zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

źle (Polish): badly, wrong, wrongly, incorrectly

Definitions

  1. badly, wrong, wrongly, incorrectly

Ancestry of “źle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzłybad, wrong
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 *źulasEvery word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ
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