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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

Etymology

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

*zъlъ (comparative *gořьjь)

  1. bad (not good)

Declension

Antonyms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: зъло (zŭlo), зло (zlo)
    • Old Novgorodian: ꙁъло (zŭlo)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

References

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