Where does “цевка” come from?
цевка (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic цѣвъка, from Proto-Slavic cěvъka, from Proto-Slavic cěva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koy-w-aʔ, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.
цевка (Russian): bobbin; bone; shinbone
Ancestry of “цевка”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | цѣвъка | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | cěvъka | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | cěva | shin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | koy-w-aʔ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | koy-w- | — |