Where does “žila” come from?
žila (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic žila, from Proto-Indo-European gʷhīslo-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷeiH- — sinew.
žila (Serbo-Croatian): vein; tendon
Ancestry of “žila”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | žila | vein; sinew, tendon |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷhīslo- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeiH- | sinew |