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Where does “мотылёк” come from?

мотылёк (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

мотылёк (Russian): moth; butterfly

Definitions

  1. moth; butterfly

Ancestry of “мотылёк”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth
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