Where does “žiaľ” come from?

žiaľ (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic *žàlь — burial monument.

žiaľ (Slovak): grief

Definitions

  1. grief

Ancestry of “žiaľ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*žàlьburial monument

Words derived from “žiaľ

Every word from Proto-Slavic *žàlь
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