Where does “motýlí” come from?

motýlí (Slovak) comes from Slovak motýľ, from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

motýlí (Slovak): butterfly

Definitions

  1. butterfly

Ancestry of “motýlí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakmotýľbutterfly
2Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth
Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →Every word from Slovak motýľ →