Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/moteľь

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

From *motati +‎ *-eľь.

Noun

*moteľь m

1. Alternative reconstruction of *motyľь (“butterfly, moth”)

Descendants

• East Slavic:
  • Old East Slavic: *мотель (*motelĭ)
    • Old Ruthenian: мотель (motelʹ)
      • Ukrainian: му́тель (mútelʹ), му́те^ил (múte^yl) (dialectal)