Where does “мурашка” come from?

мурашка (Belarusian) comes from Proto-Slavic morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European morwís — ant.

мурашка (Belarusian): ant

Definitions

  1. ant

Ancestry of “мурашка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmorvъant
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*marwísant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmorwísant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morwís →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís →Every word from Proto-Slavic morvъ →