Where does “бджолосім'я” come from?

бджолосім'я (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian сім'я, from Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ, from Proto-Slavic sěmьja, from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь — household member.

бджолосім'я (Ukrainian): bee colony

Definitions

  1. bee colony

Ancestry of “бджолосім'я”, step by step

бджолосім'я traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian сім'я

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianсім'яseed; sperm; family, household
2Old East Slavicсѣмиꙗfamily, household; husband, wife
3Proto-Slavicsěmьjaliving in the same village; family, household
4Proto-Slavicsě̑mьhousehold member

via Ukrainian бджола

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianбджолаbee
2Proto-Slavicbьčelabee
3Proto-Slavicbučatito roar, to drone, to clatter
Every word from Proto-Slavic sě̑mь →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěmьja →Every word from Old East Slavic сѣмиꙗ →