Where does “złowróżbny” come from?

złowróżbny (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.

złowróżbny (Polish): sinister, ominous, ill-boding

Definitions

  1. sinister, ominous, ill-boding

Ancestry of “złowróżbny”, step by step

złowróżbny 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 wróżba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwróżbadivination; omen, presage, augury, foretoken
2Proto-Slavic*voržьbafortune-telling, sorcery, witchcraft

Words derived from “złowróżbny”

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