Where does “месть” come from?

месть (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мьсть, from Proto-Slavic mьstiti, from Proto-Slavic mьzda, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

месть (Russian): revenge, vengeance; vendetta

Definitions

  1. revenge, vengeance; vendetta

Ancestry of “месть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмьсть—
2Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
3Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—

Words derived from “месть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьzda →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьstiti →