Where does “drugelis” come from?

drugelis (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian drugys, from Proto-Balto-Slavic drugā́ˀtei.

drugelis (Lithuanian): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “drugelis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniandrugysmalaria, fever
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdrugā́ˀtei—
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic drugā́ˀtei →Every word from Lithuanian drugys →