Polish żółw

← Proto-Slavic *žьlvъ (inherited)

→ Czech želva (cognate)

→ Lower Sorbian žołw (cognate)

→ Ancient Greek χελώνη (cognate)

→ Ancient Greek χέλυς (cognate)

→ Upper Sorbian žołwja (cognate)

→ Polish żółwik (suffix)

→ Polish żółwica (affix)

→ Polish żółwi (affix)

→ Serbo-Croatian želva (cognate)

→ Slovene želva (cognate)