Upper Sorbian žołwja

← Czech želva (cognate)

← Lower Sorbian žołw (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (derived)

← Polish żółw (cognate)

← Serbo-Croatian žȇlvā (cognate)

← Slovene žélva (cognate)

← Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ (inherited)

→ Czech želva (cognate)

→ Lower Sorbian žołw (cognate)

→ Serbo-Croatian želva (cognate)

→ Slovene želva (cognate)