Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/zъlo

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 *zъlъ (“bad”) +‎ *-o.

Noun

*zъlo n[1]

  1. evil

Declension

Declension of *zъlo (hard o-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *zъlo *zъlě *zъla
genitive *zъla *zъlu *zъlъ
dative *zъlu *zъloma *zъlomъ
accusative *zъlo *zъlě *zъla
instrumental *zъlъmь, *zъlomь* *zъloma *zъly
locative *zъlě *zъlu *zъlěxъ
vocative *zъlo *zъlě *zъla

* -ъmь in North Slavic, -omь in South Slavic.

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: зъло (zŭlo)
    • Old Novgorodian: ꙁъло (zŭlo)
  • South Slavic:
    • Old Church Slavonic:
      Glagolitic script: ⰸⱏⰾⱁ (zŭlo)
      Old Cyrillic script: зъло (zŭlo)
    • Serbo-Croatian:
      Cyrillic script: зло̏
      Latin script: zlȍ
    • Slovene: zlȍ (tonal orthography)
  • West Slavic:

References

  1. ^ Martynaŭ, V. U., editor (1985), “зло”, in Этымалагічны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Etymological Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), volumes 3 (га! – інчэ́), Minsk: Navuka i technika, page 335: “прасл. *zъlo”

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1967) “злой”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), volumes 2 (Е – Муж), Moscow: Progress, page 99
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