Where does “злоумышленник” come from?

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

злоумышленник (Russian): malefactor, plotter, evildoer

Definitions

  1. malefactor, plotter, evildoer

Ancestry of “злоумышленник”, step by step

злоумышленник 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 умы́шленный

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianумы́шленныйdeliberate, intentional, designed
Every word from Proto-Slavic *zъlo →Every word from Old East Slavic зъло →Every word from Russian зло →