Where does “въшь” come from?

въшь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic vъšь, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

въшь (Old Church Slavonic): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “въшь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъšьlouse
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH-Every word from Proto-Slavic vъšь