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Where does “žluč” come from?

žluč (Czech) comes from Slovak žlč, from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.

žluč (Czech): bile

Definitions

  1. bile

Ancestry of “žluč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakžlčbile
2Proto-Slaviczьlčьbile
3Proto-Balto-Slavicźulʔ-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlh₃-—

Words derived from “žluč”

  • žlučový
  • žlučovod
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃- →