Where does “plúṣiṣ” come from?
plúṣiṣ (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian plúšiš, from Proto-Indo-European plúsis — flea.
Ancestry of “plúṣiṣ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | plúšiš | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | plúsis | flea |
Words derived from “plúṣiṣ”