Where does “złośliwy” come from?

złośliwy (Polish) comes 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.

złośliwy (Polish): malicious, mean-spirited, spiteful

Definitions

  1. malicious, mean-spirited, spiteful

Ancestry of “złośliwy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzłośćanger
2Polishzłybad; evil; angry, mad
3Old Polishzłybad, wrong
4Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
5Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “złośliwy”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →