Where does “dzīsla” come from?

dzīsla (Latvian) comes from Proto-Baltic gīsla, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- — bowstring.

dzīsla (Latvian): blood vessel; leaf vein; vein

Definitions

  1. blood vessel; leaf vein; vein

Ancestry of “dzīsla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balticgīsla—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀ(s)lāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring

Words derived from “dzīsla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ →Every word from Proto-Baltic gīsla →