Where does “dzīslene” come from?

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

dzīslene (Latvian): choroid

Definitions

  1. choroid

Ancestry of “dzīslene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandzīslablood vessel; leaf vein; vein
2Proto-Balticgīsla—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀ(s)lāˀ—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ →Every word from Proto-Baltic gīsla →