Where does “лобковая вошь” come from?

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

лобковая вошь (Russian): pubic louse (Pthirus pubis)

Definitions

  1. pubic louse (Pthirus pubis)

Ancestry of “лобковая вошь”, step by step

лобковая вошь traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian вошь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвошьlouse
2Proto-Slavicvъšьlouse
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Russian лобко́вая

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлобко́вая—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъšь →Every word from Russian вошь →