Where does “метиљ” come from?

метиљ (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

метиљ (Serbo-Croatian): fluke (parasitic flatworm)

Definitions

  1. fluke (parasitic flatworm)

Ancestry of “метиљ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth
Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь