Where does “żal” come from?

żal (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic žalь, from Proto-Slavic žělь.

żal (Polish): regret; grief; sorrow; second-person singular...

Definitions

  1. regret; grief; sorrow; second-person singular...

Ancestry of “żal”, step by step

żal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic žalь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžalьburial monument; regret, sorrow
2Proto-Slavicžělь—

via Arabic زَالَ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicزَالَ—

Words derived from “żal”

Every word from Proto-Slavic žělь →Every word from Proto-Slavic žalь →