Where does “žica” come from?

žica (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic žica, from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- — bowstring.

žica (Slovene): wire

Definitions

  1. wire

Ancestry of “žica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicžicathread, wire
2Proto-Indo-EuropeangʷiH-bowstring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷiH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic žica →