Where does “motxil” come from?

motxil (Basque) comes from Basque motil, from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

Ancestry of “motxil”, step by step

motxil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Basque motil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquemotilboy
2Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth

via Basque mutil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquemutilboy, young man; guy, lad; apprentice, artisan

Words derived from “motxil”

Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →Every word from Basque motil →