Where does “zemstować” come from?

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

zemstować (Polish): to curse

Definitions

  1. to curse

Ancestry of “zemstować”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishzemstarevenge, vengeance
2Polishzemścićto get one's own back, to avenge oneself
3Polishmścićto avenge, to revenge
4Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
5Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—

Words derived from “zemstować”

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