Where does “мушитрънка” come from?

мушитрънка (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian муха, from Proto-Slavic mùxa — fly.

мушитрънка (Bulgarian): wren tiny bird of family

Definitions

  1. wren tiny bird of family

Ancestry of “мушитрънка”, step by step

мушитрънка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian муха

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianмухаfly; cockabondy, cockabundy
2Proto-Slavicmùxafly

via Bulgarian трън

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianтрънprickle, thorn, prong pointy appendage
2Old Church Slavonicтрънь—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mùxa →Every word from Bulgarian муха →