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

Definitions

  1. intravenous

Ancestry of “nitrožilní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechžilnívenous
2Czechžílavein
3Proto-Slavicžilavein; sinew, tendon
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žila →