Where does “mochila” come from?

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

mochila (Spanish): backpack

Definitions

  1. backpack

Ancestry of “mochila”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmochilerrand boy, messenger boy, especially for farmers
2Basquemotxil—
3Basquemotilboy
4Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth

Words derived from “mochila”

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