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Where does “cěva” come from?

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

cěva (Proto-Slavic): shin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool

Definitions

  1. shin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool

Ancestry of “cěva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickoy-w-aʔ—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—

Words derived from “cěva”

  • цевка
  • cewka
  • cewa
  • céva
  • cévní
  • цевковод
  • двоцевка
  • цевка
  • cěvъka
  • цѣвъка
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