Where does “gusenica” come from?

gusenica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫsěnica — caterpillar.

gusenica (Serbo-Croatian): caterpillar; caterpillar tread

Definitions

  1. caterpillar; caterpillar tread

Ancestry of “gusenica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫsěnicacaterpillar
Every word from Proto-Slavic ǫsěnica
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