Where does “уш” come from?

уш (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic vъšь, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

уш (Serbo-Croatian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “уш”, step by step

уш traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic vъšь

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

via Proto-Turkic üč

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Turkicüčthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic vъšь →
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