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Where does “żółć” come from?

żółć (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.

żółć (Polish): yellow; bile

Definitions

  1. yellow; bile

Ancestry of “żółć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczьlčьbile
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźulʔ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlh₃-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃- →