Where does “zemsta” come from?

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

zemsta (Polish): revenge, vengeance

Definitions

  1. revenge, vengeance

Ancestry of “zemsta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzemścićto get one's own back, to avenge oneself
2Polishmścićto avenge, to revenge
3Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
4Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—

Words derived from “zemsta”

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