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

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “zъlъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “zъlъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →