Where does “бьчела” come from?

бьчела (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic bьčela, from Proto-Slavic bučati — to roar, to drone, to clatter.

бьчела (Old Church Slavonic): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “бьчела”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
2Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, to drone, to clatter
Every word from Proto-Slavic bučati →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьčela →