Where does “čmeľ” come from?

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

čmeľ (Slovak): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “čmeľ”, step by step

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

Words derived from “čmeľ”

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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