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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/žila

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *gī́ˀšlāˀ, cognate with Lithuanian gýsla (vein), Latvian dzîsla (vein) and the second part of Old Prussian pette-gislo (back vein). An earlier reflex *žixla may have been the origin of derivatives such as dial. Russian жихля́ть (žixljátʹ, to sway, to lurch) (parallel to Lithuanian gýslioti (to tow, to flex, to contract)).

There are two theories for Indo-European origin:

Derksen and Snoj favor the former option, due to the presence of medial *-l-. De Vaan notes that the former is a *-sleh₂-extension of the latter, so the word is from the same root either way.[3]

Noun

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*žìla f[1][4][2]

  1. vein
  2. sinew, tendon

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “жила”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
  • Georgiev, Vladimir I., editor (1971), “жила”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 1 (А – З), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 545
  • gysla”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Derksen, Rick (2008) “*žìla”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 562:f. ā (a) ‘vein, sinew, tendon’
  2. 2.0 2.1 Snoj, Marko (2016) “žíla”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si:Pslovan. *ži̋la
  3. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 220
  4. ^ Olander, Thomas (2001) “žila žily”, in Common Slavic Accentological Word List[1], Copenhagen: Editiones Olander:a (NA 138; SA 22, 155; PR 132; RPT 110)