Where does “це̑в” come from?

це̑в (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic cěvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i-, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.

це̑в (Serbo-Croatian): tube

Definitions

  1. tube

Ancestry of “це̑в”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviccěvьtube, spool
2Proto-Balto-Slavickoi-u-i-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—

Words derived from “це̑в”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-w- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic cěvь →