Where does “zazdrosny” come from?

zazdrosny (Polish) comes 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.

zazdrosny (Polish): envious

Definitions

  1. envious

Ancestry of “zazdrosny”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zazdrosny”

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