Where does “железистый” come from?

железистый (Russian) comes from Russian желе́зо, from Old East Slavic желѣзо, from Proto-Slavic želězo — iron.

железистый (Russian): ferrous; gland; glandular

Definitions

  1. ferrous; gland; glandular

Ancestry of “железистый”, step by step

железистый traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian желе́зо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжеле́зоiron
2Old East Slavicжелѣзоiron
3Proto-Slavicželězoiron

via Russian железа́

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжелеза́gland
2Proto-Slavicželzagland
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic želězo →Every word from Old East Slavic желѣзо →Every word from Russian желе́зо →