Where does “болвиче” come from?

болвиче (Macedonian) comes from Macedonian болва, from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.

Ancestry of “болвиче”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Macedonianболваflea
2Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blъxà →