Where does “złośliwość” come from?

złośliwość (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.

złośliwość (Polish): malice, spite, venom

Definitions

  1. malice, spite, venom

Ancestry of “złośliwość”, 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 *źulasEvery word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ
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