Where does “złe” come from?

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

złe (Polish): evil, evilness

Definitions

  1. evil, evilness

Ancestry of “złe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzłybad; evil; angry, mad
2Old Polishzłybad, wrong
3Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
5Proto-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 →