Where does “žíla” come from?

žíla (Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic žila, from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- — sinew.

žíla (Czech): vein

Definitions

  1. vein

Ancestry of “žíla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžilavein; sinew, tendon
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew

Words derived from “žíla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žila →