Old French malvais

← Spanish malvado (cognate)

← Italian malvagio (cognate)

← Latin malus (inherited)

← Latin fātum (mention)

← Latin Bonifatius (mention)

→ Catalan malvat (cognate)

→ Spanish malvado (cognate)

→ French mauvais (inherited)

→ Middle French maulvais (inherited)

→ Italian malvagio (borrowed)

→ Norman mauvais (inherited)

→ Old Occitan malvais (cognate)

→ Old Occitan malvatz (cognate)

→ Walloon måva (inherited)