Where does “žołč” come from?

žołč (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic zьlčь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃-.

žołč (Upper Sorbian): bile, gall

Definitions

  1. bile, gall

Ancestry of “žołč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviczьlčьbile
2Proto-Balto-Slavicźulʔ-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰlh₃-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰlh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic źulʔ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic zьlčь →
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