Where does “złoczynny” come from?

złoczynny (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.

złoczynny (Polish): malevolent

Definitions

  1. malevolent

Ancestry of “złoczynny”, step by step

złoczynny traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish zły

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

via Polish czyn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczynact, deed
2Proto-Slavic*čȋnъdignity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →