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
Ancestry of “złość”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | zły | bad; evil; angry, mad |
| 2 | Old Polish | zły | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | zъlъ | bad |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źulas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |