Where does “жи́ла” come from?

жи́ла (Russian) comes from Russian жить, from Proto-Slavic žiti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- — to live.

жи́ла (Russian): vein, tendon

Definitions

  1. vein, tendon

Ancestry of “жи́ла”, step by step

жи́ла traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian жить

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianжитьto live; to reside
2Proto-Slavicžitito live
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷíh₃wetito live, to be alive
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Proto-Slavic žila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžilavein; sinew, tendon
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷhīslo-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷeiH-sinew

Words derived from “жи́ла”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷíh₃weti →