Where does “cévní” come from?
cévní (Czech) comes from Czech céva, from Old Czech cieva, from Proto-Slavic cěva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koy-w-aʔ, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.
cévní (Czech): vascular
Ancestry of “cévní”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | céva | vessel |
| 2 | Old Czech | cieva | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | cěva | shin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | koy-w-aʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | koy-w- | — |