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Where does “пчела” come from?

пчела (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic bьčela, from Proto-Slavic bučati — to roar, thud; to prick; to inflate, boil ; to...

пчела (Russian): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “пчела”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
2Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, thud; to prick; to inflate, boil ; to...
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