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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | gīˀ(s)lāˀ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷiH- | bowstring |