Where does “злодеяние” come from?

злодеяние (Russian) comes from Russian зло, from Old East Slavic зъло, from Proto-Slavic *zъlo — evil.

злодеяние (Russian): misdeed, outrage, villainy, atrocity

Definitions

  1. misdeed, outrage, villainy, atrocity

Ancestry of “злодеяние”, step by step

злодеяние traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian зло

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзлоevil, bad, wrong; harm; malice, rage, anger,...
2Old East Slavicзъло—
3Proto-Slavic*zъloevil

via Russian дея́ние

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдея́ниеdeed, act, action, exploit (heroic or extraordinary deed)
Every word from Proto-Slavic *zъlo →Every word from Old East Slavic зъло →Every word from Russian зло →