Where does “zly” come from?

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

zly (Slovincian): bad

Definitions

  1. bad

Ancestry of “zly”, step by step

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

Words derived from “zly”

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