Where does “žlijezda” come from?

žlijezda (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic želza, from Proto-Indo-European gʰelǵʰ-.

žlijezda (Serbo-Croatian): gland

Definitions

  1. gland

Ancestry of “žlijezda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicželzagland
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰelǵʰ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰelǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic želza →
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