Where does “сивина” come from?

сивина (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian си́вий, from Old East Slavic сивъ, from Proto-Slavic sivъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śī́ˀwas, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱih₃-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

сивина (Ukrainian): white hair, grey hair

Definitions

  1. white hair, grey hair

Ancestry of “сивина”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianси́вийwhite, grey, gray of hair
2Old East Slavicсивъ—
3Proto-Slavicsivъgrey; hoary, grey-haired, aging
4Proto-Balto-Slavicśī́ˀwasgrey
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱih₃-wó-s—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱih₃-wó-s →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śī́ˀwas →