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Where does “vъšь” come from?

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

vъšь (Proto-Slavic): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “vъšь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “vъšь”

  • вошка
  • вошь
  • wesz
  • уш
  • uš
  • въшка
  • zavšivený
  • veš
  • вошка
  • воша
  • voš
  • uš
  • въшь
  • weš
  • woš
  • vås
  • уша
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