Where does “ростковая муха” come from?

ростковая муха (Russian) comes from Russian му́ха, from Belarusian муха, from Proto-Slavic mùxa — fly.

ростковая муха (Russian): seedcorn maggot (Delia platura)

Definitions

  1. seedcorn maggot (Delia platura)

Ancestry of “ростковая муха”, step by step

ростковая муха traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian му́ха

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianму́хаfly
2Belarusianмухаfly insect
3Proto-Slavicmùxafly

via Russian ростко́вый

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianростко́вый—
Every word from Proto-Slavic mùxa →Every word from Belarusian муха →Every word from Russian му́ха →