gʷii̯ ā, gʷii̯ o s

    gʷii̯ ā, gʷii̯ ó s

    English meaning: sinew

    Deutsche Übersetzung: ‘sehne, especially Bogensehne”

    Material: O.Ind. jyǘ ‘sinew, esp. of Bogens”, Av. jyü “ bowstring (in compounds also sinew of Fleisches)”; Gk. βιός m. “ bowstring “; about Lith. gijà “ filament “, O.C.S. ži-ca ‘sinew” etc. see under gʷhei-.

    References: WP. I 670, 694, Trautmann 87, 90.