Where does “kraujagyslė” come from?

kraujagyslė (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian gysla, from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- — bowstring.

kraujagyslė (Lithuanian): blood vessel

Definitions

  1. blood vessel

Ancestry of “kraujagyslė”, step by step

kraujagyslė traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Lithuanian gysla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniangyslavein; thread; nerve
2Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀ(s)lāˀ—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring

via Lithuanian kraujas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniankraujasblood
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ →Every word from Lithuanian gysla →