Where does “zъlъ” come from?
zъlъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.
zъlъ (Proto-Slavic): bad
Ancestry of “zъlъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źulas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰwel- | to bend; to lie, deceive |
Words derived from “zъlъ”