Where does “žila” come from?

žila (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- — sinew.

žila (Proto-Slavic): vein; sinew, tendon

Definitions

  1. vein; sinew, tendon

Ancestry of “žila”, step by step

žila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew

via Proto-Balto-Slavic gīˀ(s)lāˀ

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

Words derived from “žila”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo- →