Where does “zevalica” come from?

zevalica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian zevati, from Proto-Slavic zěvati — to yawn.

zevalica (Serbo-Croatian): fairlead

Definitions

  1. fairlead

Ancestry of “zevalica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianzevatito yawn
2Proto-Slaviczěvatito yawn
Every word from Proto-Slavic zěvati →Every word from Serbo-Croatian zevati →