Where does “žuč” come from?
žuč (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.
žuč (Serbo-Croatian): bile
Ancestry of “žuč”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | zьlčь | bile |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | źulʔ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰlh₃- | — |