Where does “motxilleta” come from?

motxilleta (Catalan) comes from Catalan motxilla, from Spanish mochila, from Spanish mochil, from Basque motxil, from Basque motil, from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

motxilleta (Catalan): child carrier in the form of a backpack

Definitions

  1. child carrier in the form of a backpack

Ancestry of “motxilleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanmotxillabackpack
2Spanishmochilabackpack
3Spanishmochilerrand boy, messenger boy, especially for farmers
4Basquemotxil—
5Basquemotilboy
6Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth
Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →Every word from Basque motil →Every word from Basque motxil →