Where does “блъха” come from?

блъха (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.

блъха (Old East Slavic): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “блъха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
2Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea

Words derived from “блъха

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic blъxà