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Where does “wesz” come from?

wesz (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic vъšь, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

wesz (Polish): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “wesz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъšьlouse
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
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