Where does “žołw” come from?

žołw (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic žьlvъ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

žołw (Lower Sorbian): turtle, tortoise

Definitions

  1. turtle, tortoise

Ancestry of “žołw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžьlvъturtle, tortoise
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žьlvъ →
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