Where does “злопамятный” come from?
злопамятный (Russian) comes from Russian зло, from Old East Slavic зъло, from Proto-Slavic *zъlo.
злопамятный (Russian): vindictive, rancorous, unforgiving, likely to...
Definitions
- vindictive, rancorous, unforgiving, likely to...
Ancestry of “злопамятный”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | зло | evil, bad, wrong; harm; malice, rage, anger,... |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | зъло | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | *zъlo | — |