Where does “вшивость” come from?

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

вшивость (Russian): lice infestation, lousiness

Definitions

  1. lice infestation, lousiness

Ancestry of “вшивость”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвши́выйlousy infested with lice
2Russianвошьlouse
3Proto-Slavicvъšьlouse
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъšь →Every word from Russian вошь →