Where does “zazdrośnik” come from?

zazdrośnik (Polish) comes 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.

zazdrośnik (Polish): envier

Definitions

  1. envier

Ancestry of “zazdrośnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzazdrosnyenvious
2Polishzazdrośćenvy; jealousy
3Old Polishzazdrośćenvy; jealousy
4Old Polishzajrzećto see
5Old Polishźrzećto look; to ripen
6Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “zazdrośnik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Polish źrzeć →