Where does “cevni” come from?

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

cevni (Serbo-Croatian): tubular, tubal

Definitions

  1. tubular, tubal

Ancestry of “cevni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiancȇvtube
2Proto-Slaviccěvьtube, spool
3Proto-Balto-Slavickoi-u-i-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankoy-w-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European koy-w- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic koi-u-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic cěvь →
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