Where does “zły” come from?

zły (Silesian) comes from Old Polish zły, from Proto-Slavic zъlъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- — to bend; to lie, deceive.

zły (Silesian): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “zły”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzłybad, wrong
2Proto-Slaviczъlъbad
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*źulas—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰwel-to bend; to lie, deceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰwel- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas →Every word from Proto-Slavic zъlъ →