Where does “złośnik” come from?

złośnik (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.

złośnik (Polish): spitfire

Definitions

  1. spitfire

Ancestry of “złośnik”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →