Where does “джмелик” come from?
джмелик (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian джміль, from Proto-Slavic čьmeľь, from Proto-Indo-European km̥H-el-i-, from Proto-Indo-European kemH- — to hum.
Ancestry of “джмелик”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | джміль | bumblebee bee of the genus |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čьmeľь | bumblebee |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | km̥H-el-i- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kemH- | to hum |