Where does “краватка-метелик” come from?

краватка-метелик (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian метелик, from Old East Slavic мотыль, from Proto-Slavic motyľь — butterfly, moth.

краватка-метелик (Ukrainian): bowtie, bow tie

Definitions

  1. bowtie, bow tie

Ancestry of “краватка-метелик”, step by step

краватка-метелик traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian метелик

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianметеликbutterfly; leaflet
2Old East Slavicмотыль—
3Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth

via Ukrainian крава́тка

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianкрава́ткаnecktie, tie
Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →Every word from Old East Slavic мотыль →Every word from Ukrainian метелик →