Where does “lešina” come from?

lešina (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian leš, from German Löss, from Alemannic German lösch, from Old High German lōs, from Proto-West Germanic laus, from Proto-Germanic lausaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewH- — louse.

lešina (Serbo-Croatian): carrion; carcass

Definitions

  1. carrion; carcass

Ancestry of “lešina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlešcarcass; cadaver; corpse
2GermanLössloess
3Alemannic Germanlöschloose; mild
4Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
5Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
6Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

Words derived from “lešina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →