Where does “zazdrostka” come from?

zazdrostka (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.

zazdrostka (Polish): small, short curtain that usually covers the lower half of a window or the glass on a glazed door

Definitions

  1. small, short curtain that usually covers the lower half of a window or the glass on a glazed door

Ancestry of “zazdrostka”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Polish źrzeć →
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