Where does “блохастый” come from?

блохастый (Russian) comes from Russian блоха́, from Old East Slavic блъха, from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.

блохастый (Russian): flea-ridden

Definitions

  1. flea-ridden

Ancestry of “блохастый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianблоха́flea
2Old East Slavicблъхаflea
3Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
4Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blъxà →