Where does “weš” come from?

weš (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic vъšь, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

weš (Lower Sorbian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “weš”, 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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