Where does “ехидство” come from?

ехидство (Russian) comes from Russian ехи́дный, from Russian ехидна, from Old East Slavic ехидьна.

ехидство (Russian): malice, spite

Definitions

  1. malice, spite

Ancestry of “ехидство”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianехи́дныйmalicious, spiteful, insidious, venomous
2Russianехиднаechidna; redbellied black snake; viper, snake
3Old East Slavicехидьна—
Every word from Old East Slavic ехидьна →Every word from Russian ехидна →Every word from Russian ехи́дный →