Where does “zemścić” come from?

zemścić (Polish) comes from Polish mścić, from Proto-Slavic mьstiti, from Proto-Slavic mьzda, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

zemścić (Polish): to get one's own back, to avenge oneself

Definitions

  1. to get one's own back, to avenge oneself

Ancestry of “zemścić”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishmścićto avenge, to revenge
2Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
3Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—

Words derived from “zemścić”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьzda →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьstiti →
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