Where does “метелик” come from?

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

метелик (Ukrainian): butterfly; leaflet

Definitions

  1. butterfly; leaflet

Ancestry of “метелик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicмотыль—
2Proto-Slavicmotyľьbutterfly, moth

Words derived from “метелик”

Every word from Proto-Slavic motyľь →Every word from Old East Slavic мотыль →