Where does “żełw” come from?
żełw (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic zъly, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źulūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵl̥h₂ōws.
żełw (Old Polish): sister-in-law
Ancestry of “żełw”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zъly | sister-in-law |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *źulūˀ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *ǵl̥h₂ōws | — |