Where does “czmiel” come from?

czmiel (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic čьmeľь, from Proto-Indo-European km̥H-el-i-, from Proto-Indo-European kemH- — to hum.

czmiel (Old Polish): bumblebee (Bombus)

Definitions

  1. bumblebee (Bombus)

Ancestry of “czmiel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьmeľьbumblebee
2Proto-Indo-Europeankm̥H-el-i-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankemH-to hum

Words derived from “czmiel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kemH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European km̥H-el-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьmeľь →