Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zъlъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰwel- (to lie, deceive, bend).

Cognate with Ancient Greek φῆλος (phêlos, deceitful), Sanskrit ह्वृ (hvṛ, to deviate, be crooked, be devious), Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬭𐬀𐬵 (zurah, injustice), Lithuanian žulas (rough), Latvian zveļu (to turn aside).

Adjective

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*zъlъ (comparative *gořьjь)

  1. bad (not good)

Declension

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Antonyms

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Descendants

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  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: зълъ (zŭlŭ)
    • Old Novgorodian: ꙁълъ (zŭlŭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “злой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), 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