Where does “gīsla” come from?

gīsla (Proto-Baltic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- — bowstring.

Ancestry of “gīsla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicgīˀ(s)lāˀ—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring

Words derived from “gīsla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ →
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