Where does “príṣu” come from?

príṣu (Kalasha) comes from Sanskrit प्लुषि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan plúṣiṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian plúšiš, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.

príṣu (Kalasha): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “príṣu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्लुषिa species of noxious insect
2Proto-Indo-Aryanplúṣiṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianplúšiš—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplúsisflea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plúsis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian plúšiš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan plúṣiṣ →