Where does “mochil” come from?

mochil (Spanish) comes from Basque motxil, from Basque motil, from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

mochil (Spanish): errand boy, messenger boy, especially for farmers

Definitions

  1. errand boy, messenger boy, especially for farmers

Ancestry of “mochil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Basquemotxil—
2Basquemotilboy
3Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth

Words derived from “mochil”

Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →Every word from Basque motil →Every word from Basque motxil →