Where does “mochileiro” come from?

mochileiro (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese mochila, from Spanish mochila, from Spanish mochil, from Basque motxil, from Basque motil, from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

mochileiro (Portuguese): backpacker traveller who uses inexpensive services

Definitions

  1. backpacker traveller who uses inexpensive services

Ancestry of “mochileiro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemochilabackpack
2Spanishmochilabackpack
3Spanishmochilerrand boy, messenger boy, especially for farmers
4Basquemotxil—
5Basquemotilboy
6Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth
Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →Every word from Basque motil →Every word from Basque motxil →