Where does “včelstvo” come from?

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

včelstvo (Czech): hive

Definitions

  1. hive

Ancestry of “včelstvo”, 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 →