Where does “жила” come from?

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

жила (Old East Slavic): vein; tendon

Definitions

  1. vein; tendon

Ancestry of “жила”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžilavein; sinew, tendon
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew

Words derived from “жила”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žila →