Where does “پُلُوݰوُ” come from?

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

پُلُوݰوُ (Khowar): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “پُلُوݰوُ”, 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 →