Where does “uš” come from?

uš (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ǫsъ, from Proto-Slavic vǫdsъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa, from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom, from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- — to wind, to turn.

uš (Serbo-Croatian): louse

Definitions

  1. louse

Ancestry of “uš”, step by step

uš traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic ǫsъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicǫsъhair of a moustache; moustache
2Proto-Slavicvǫdsъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicwónsa—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwondʰsom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn

via Proto-Slavic vъšь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicvъšьlouse
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanlewH-louse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wondʰsom →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic wónsa →
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