Where does “jilă” come from?

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

jilă (Romanian): vein

Definitions

  1. vein

Ancestry of “jilă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianжилаblood vessel, vein
2Proto-Slavicžilavein; sinew, tendon
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žila →