Where does “jelito” come from?

jelito (Old Czech) comes from Proto-Slavic elito, from Latin ile, from Ancient Greek εἰλεός, from Ancient Greek εἰλέω, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

jelito (Old Czech): intestine (especially rectum)

Definitions

  1. intestine (especially rectum)

Ancestry of “jelito”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicelito—
2Latinileintestines, guts
3Ancient Greekεἰλεόςintestinal obstruction, ileus; den, hole;...
4Ancient Greekεἰλέωto assemble; to turn, wind; to press together
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwēlH-to roll, to undulate
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind

Words derived from “jelito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Ancient Greek εἰλέω →