Where does “gil-” come from?

gil- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷel-, from Proto-Indo-European kel- — to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet.

Ancestry of “gil-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷel-throat; to swallow; throat; to dribble; gush...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankel-to hit; beat; to pierce, to stab; goblet

Words derived from “gil-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷel- →