Where does “злопатити” come from?

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

Definitions

Ancestry of “злопатити”, step by step

злопатити traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian за̏о

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianза̏оevil, malicious, bad, mean, wicked
2Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive

via Serbo-Croatian па̏тити

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпа̏титиto suffer (pain, illness, torment etc.)
2Proto-Slavic*patiti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →