Where does “wszawica” come from?

wszawica (Polish) comes from Polish -awica, from Polish -ica, from Old Polish -ica, from Proto-Slavic -ica — *děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...

wszawica (Polish): pediculosis

Definitions

  1. pediculosis

Ancestry of “wszawica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish-awicaforms feminine deverbals
2Polish-icaForms feminine nouns, especially pejoratives and...
3Old Polish-icaforms feminine nouns
4Proto-Slavic-ica*děva → *děvica; *muxa → *mušica; *noga →...
Every word from Proto-Slavic -icaEvery word from Polish -icaEvery word from Old Polish -ica