Where does “zazdrośnica” come from?

zazdrośnica (Polish) comes from Polish zazdrośnik, from Polish zazdrosny, from Polish zazdrość, from Old Polish zazdrość, from Old Polish zajrzeć, from Old Polish źrzeć, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “zazdrośnica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzazdrośnikenvier
2Polishzazdrosnyenvious
3Polishzazdrośćenvy; jealousy
4Old Polishzazdrośćenvy; jealousy
5Old Polishzajrzećto see
6Old Polishźrzećto look; to ripen
7Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Polish źrzeć →