Where does “buhica” come from?

buhica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian bùha, from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.

buhica (Serbo-Croatian): a tiny flea; very small letters

Definitions

  1. a tiny flea; very small letters

Ancestry of “buhica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbùhaflea
2Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blъxà →