Where does “месниця” come from?

месниця (Ukrainian) comes from Russian месть, from Old East Slavic мьсть, from Proto-Slavic mьstiti, from Proto-Slavic mьzda, from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ-.

месниця (Ukrainian): avenger

Definitions

  1. avenger

Ancestry of “месниця”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianместьrevenge, vengeance; vendetta
2Old East Slavicмьсть—
3Proto-Slavicmьstitito avenge, to take vengeance upon
4Proto-Slavicmьzdapayment, pay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmisdʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European misdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьzda →Every word from Proto-Slavic mьstiti →