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Where does “cěvъka” come from?

cěvъka (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic cěva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koy-w-aʔ, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.

Ancestry of “cěvъka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviccěvashin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool
2Proto-Balto-Slavickoy-w-aʔ—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—

Words derived from “cěvъka”

  • цевка
  • cewka
  • цевковод
  • двоцевка
  • цевка
  • цѣвъка
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