Where does “poloska” come from?

poloska (Hungarian) comes from German Wanze, from Old High German wantlūs, from Old High German lūs, from Proto-West Germanic lus, from Proto-Germanic lūs, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

poloska (Hungarian): stinkbug (Heteroptera)

Definitions

  1. stinkbug (Heteroptera)

Ancestry of “poloska”, step by step

poloska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wanze

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWanzebedbug; specifically, any insect of the suborder...
2Old High Germanwantlūsbedbug; bug, bedbug
3Old High Germanlūs—
4Proto-West Germanicluslouse
5Proto-Germaniclūslouse
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via English Bug

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBugA Volkswagen Beetle car; A Bugatti car
2Englishbuggebeetle
3Middle Englishbuggebogy, hobgoblin, bugbear; scarecrow
4Proto-Germanicbugja-swollen up, thick
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰew-to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to...

Words derived from “poloska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūs →Every word from Proto-West Germanic lus →
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