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Where does “złość” come from?

złość (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.

złość (Polish): anger

Definitions

  1. anger

Ancestry of “złość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzłybad; evil; angry, mad
2Old Polishzły—
3Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
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