Where does “cȇv” come from?
cȇv (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic cěvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i-, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.
Ancestry of “cȇv”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | cěvь | tube, spool |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | koi-u-i- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | koy-w- | — |