Where does “жёлчь” come from?

жёлчь (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.

жёлчь (Russian): bile

Definitions

  1. bile

Ancestry of “жёлчь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczьlčьbile
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźulʔ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlh₃-—

Words derived from “жёлчь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьlčь →