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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

Definitions

  1. bobbin; bone; shinbone

Ancestry of “цевка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicцѣвъка—
2Proto-Slaviccěvъka—
3Proto-Slaviccěvashin-bone, tube, bobbin, spool
4Proto-Balto-Slavickoy-w-aʔ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-w- →