Where does “сенница” come from?

сенница (Russian) comes from Russian се́но, from Proto-Slavic sěno, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- — to shine, shimmer.

сенница (Russian): Any heath or ringlet butterfly of the genus Coenonympha

Definitions

  1. Any heath or ringlet butterfly of the genus Coenonympha

Ancestry of “сенница”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́ноhay
2Proto-Slavicsěnohay
3Proto-Balto-Slavicśáina—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₁y-to shine, shimmer
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₁y- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic śáina →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěno →