Where does “пчелица” come from?

пчелица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian пчела, from Proto-Slavic bьčela, from Proto-Slavic bučati — to roar, to drone, to clatter.

пчелица (Serbo-Croatian): bee

Definitions

  1. bee

Ancestry of “пчелица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпчелаbee; honeybee
2Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
3Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, to drone, to clatter
Every word from Proto-Slavic bučati →Every word from Proto-Slavic bьčela →Every word from Serbo-Croatian пчела →