Where does “zazdrość” come from?

zazdrość (Silesian) comes from Old Polish zazdrość, from Old Polish zajrzeć, from Old Polish źrzeć, from Proto-Slavic zьrěti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

zazdrość (Silesian): envy; jealousy

Definitions

  1. envy; jealousy

Ancestry of “zazdrość”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzazdrośćenvy; jealousy
2Old Polishzajrzećto see
3Old Polishźrzećto look; to ripen
4Proto-Slaviczьrětito observe, to look at; to ripen
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьrěti →Every word from Old Polish źrzeć →
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