Where does “цѣвъка” come from?
цѣвъка (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic cěvъka, from Proto-Slavic cěva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koy-w-aʔ, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.
Ancestry of “цѣвъка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | cěvъka | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | cěva | shin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | koy-w-aʔ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | koy-w- | — |
Words derived from “цѣвъка”