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
Ancestry of “мотыга”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | мотыка | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | motyka | hoe |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mot- | — |