Where does “seviks” come from?

seviks (Tok Pisin) comes from English cervix, from Latin cervīx, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

seviks (Tok Pisin): cervix

Definitions

  1. cervix

Ancestry of “seviks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcervixThe neck; The necklike portion of any part, as of...
2Latincervīxneck, nape, throat
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
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