Where does “мухоловка” come from?

мухоловка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian лов, from Old Church Slavonic ловъ, from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

мухоловка (Bulgarian): flypaper, fly catcher tool for catching flies

Definitions

  1. flypaper, fly catcher tool for catching flies

Ancestry of “мухоловка”, step by step

мухоловка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian лов

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianловhunt; hunting act of going out to kill animals
2Old Church Slavonicловъhunt, fishing
3Proto-Slaviclȏvъhunting, hunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

via Bulgarian муха

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмухаfly; cockabondy, cockabundy
2Proto-Slavicmùxafly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lȏvъ →Every word from Old Church Slavonic ловъ →