gʷii̯ā, gʷii̯ós

English meaning                      sinew

German meaning                     `Sehne, bes. Bogensehne'

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Derivatives                             

Material                                   Ai. jyā́ `Sehne, bes. des Bogens', av. jyā `Bogensehne (in Kompositis auch Sehne des Fleisches)';

                gr. βιός m. `Bogensehne';

                über lit. gijà `Faden', aksl. ži-ca `Sehne' usw. s. unter gʷhei-.

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

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