Where does “čmelí” come from?

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

čmelí (Slovak): bumblebee

Definitions

  1. bumblebee

Ancestry of “čmelí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakčmeľbumblebee
2Proto-Slavicčьmeľьbumblebee
3Proto-Indo-Europeankm̥H-el-i-—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankemH-to hum
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kemH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European km̥H-el-i- →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьmeľь →