Where does “żyła” come from?

żyła (Polish) comes from Polish żyć, from Proto-Slavic žìti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

żyła (Polish): vein; core; wire; conductor; a single thread of...

Definitions

  1. vein; core; wire; conductor; a single thread of...

Ancestry of “żyła”, step by step

żyła traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish żyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishżyćto live; genitive plural of życie
2Proto-Slavicžìtito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Proto-Slavic žila

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

Words derived from “żyła”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →