Where does “мотыга” come from?

мотыга (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic мотыка, from Proto-Slavic motyka, from Proto-Indo-European mot-.

мотыга (Russian): hoe, mattock

Definitions

  1. hoe, mattock

Ancestry of “мотыга”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмотыка—
2Proto-Slavicmotykahoe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmot-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mot- →Every word from Proto-Slavic motyka →Every word from Old East Slavic мотыка →