Where does “вошь” come from?

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

вошь (Russian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “вошь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъšьlouse
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “вошь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъšь →