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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zъlъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (to lie, deceive). Cognate with Ancient Greek φῆλος (phêlos, deceitful), Sanskrit वृ (vṛ, twist, crook), Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zurah, injustice), Lithuanian žulas (rough), Latvian zveļu (to turn aside).

Adjective

*zъlъ (comparative *gořьjь)

  1. bad (not good)

Declension

Antonyms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Belarusian: злы (zly)
    • Russian: злой (zloj)
    • Ukrainian: злий (zlyj)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

  • Vasmer (Fasmer), Max (Maks) (1964–1973), злой”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ russkovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), translated from German and supplemented by Trubačóv Oleg, Moscow: Progress
  • Derksen, Rick (2008), “*zъlъ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 551
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