Where does “въшка” come from?

въшка (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic vъšь, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

въшка (Bulgarian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “въшка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъšьlouse
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-Every word from Proto-Slavic vъšь
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