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Where does “motýlek” come from?

motýlek (Czech) comes from Czech motýl, from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

motýlek (Czech): Diminutive of motýl; any bird from genus...

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of motýl; any bird from genus...

Ancestry of “motýlek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechmotýlbutterfly
2Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth
Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →