Where does “złośliwiec” come from?

złośliwiec (Polish) comes from Polish złośliwy, from Polish złość, 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.

złośliwiec (Polish): a malicious or spiteful person; a meanie

Definitions

  1. a malicious or spiteful person; a meanie

Ancestry of “złośliwiec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzłośliwymalicious, mean-spirited, spiteful
2Polishzłośćanger
3Polishzłybad; evil; angry, mad
4Old Polishzłybad, wrong
5Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
6Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
7Proto-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 →