Where does “nitrožilní” come from?
nitrožilní (Czech) comes from Czech žilní, from Czech žíla, from Proto-Slavic žila, from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- — sinew.
nitrožilní (Czech): intravenous
Ancestry of “nitrožilní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | žilní | venous |
| 2 | Czech | žíla | vein |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | žila | vein; sinew, tendon |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷhīslo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeiH- | sinew |