Where does “cevka” come from?
cevka (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Old Czech cievka, from Proto-Slavic cěvъka, from Proto-Slavic cěva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic koy-w-aʔ, from Proto-Indo-European koy-w-.
cevka (Serbo-Croatian): tubule
Ancestry of “cevka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Czech | cievka | — |
| 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- | — |