Where does “злопамятный” come from?

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

злопамятный (Russian): vindictive, rancorous, unforgiving, likely to...

Definitions

  1. vindictive, rancorous, unforgiving, likely to...

Ancestry of “злопамятный”, step by step

злопамятный 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 па́мять

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпа́мятьmemory
2Proto-Slavicpamętьmemory
3Proto-Balto-Slavicpōˀ-mintis—
Every word from Proto-Slavic *zъlo →Every word from Old East Slavic зъло →Every word from Russian зло →