Where does “жиличе” come from?

жиличе (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian жила, from Proto-Slavic žila, from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- — sinew.

Ancestry of “жиличе”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianжилаblood vessel, vein; sinew, tendon
2Proto-Slavicžilavein; sinew, tendon
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-Every word from Proto-Slavic žila