Where does “за̏о” come from?

за̏о (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

за̏о (Serbo-Croatian): evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked

Definitions

  1. evil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked

Ancestry of “за̏о”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

Words derived from “за̏о”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →