Where does “шмель” come from?

шмель (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьmeľь, from Proto-Indo-European km̥H-el-i-, from Proto-Indo-European kemH- — to hum.

шмель (Russian): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “шмель”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьmeľьbumblebee
2Proto-Indo-Europeankm̥H-el-i-—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankemH-to hum

Words derived from “шмель”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kemH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European km̥H-el-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьmeľь →
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