Where does “včelička” come from?

včelička (Czech) comes from Czech včela, from Old Czech včela, from Proto-Slavic bьčela, from Proto-Slavic bučati — to roar, to drone, to clatter.

Ancestry of “včelička”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechvčelabee
2Old Czechvčela—
3Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
4Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, to drone, to clatter
Every word from Proto-Slavic bučati →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьčela →Every word from Old Czech včela →