Where does “мотыль” come from?

мотыль (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

Ancestry of “мотыль”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth

Words derived from “мотыль

Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь
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