Where does “lešinar” come from?

lešinar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian lešina, 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.

lešinar (Serbo-Croatian): vulture

Definitions

  1. vulture

Ancestry of “lešinar”, step by step

lešinar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian lešina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianlešinacarrion; carcass
2Serbo-Croatianlešcarcass; cadaver; corpse
3GermanLössloess
4Alemannic Germanlöschloose; mild
5Old High Germanlōsloose; free; lacking; sly, deceitful
6Proto-West Germaniclausloose, free
7Proto-Germaniclausazloose, free; empty, devoid; false, untrue
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse

via Serbo-Croatian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianarare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lausaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic laus →