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
- revenge, vengeance; vendetta
Ancestry of “месть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | мьсть | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | mьstiti | to avenge, to take vengeance upon |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | mьzda | payment, pay |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | misdʰ- | — |
Words derived from “месть”