Where does “sūs-” come from?

sūs- (Proto-Semitic) comes from Proto-Afroasiatic suʔw- — a kind of insect.

sūs- (Proto-Semitic): moth; insect especially one that bites or chews...

Definitions

  1. moth; insect especially one that bites or chews...

Ancestry of “sūs-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Afroasiaticsuʔw-a kind of insect

Words derived from “sūs-

Every word from Proto-Afroasiatic suʔw-