Where does “housenice” come from?

housenice (Czech) comes from Old Czech húsěnicě, from Proto-Slavic ǫsěnica — caterpillar.

housenice (Czech): caterpillar

Definitions

  1. caterpillar

Ancestry of “housenice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechhúsěnicě—
2Proto-Slavicǫsěnicacaterpillar
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫsěnica →Every word from Old Czech húsěnicě →