Where does “муравей” come from?
муравей (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic morvъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *marwís, from Proto-Indo-European morwís.
Ancestry of “муравей”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | morvъ | ant |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *marwís | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | morwís | — |
Words derived from “муравей”