Where does “трутень” come from?

трутень (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic trǫtъ — drone.

трутень (Ukrainian): drone, male bee; drone, idler, sluggard

Definitions

  1. drone, male bee; drone, idler, sluggard

Ancestry of “трутень”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictrǫtъdrone
Every word from Proto-Slavic trǫtъ
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