Where does “lice” come from?

lice (Slovene) comes from Proto-Slavic līcè — cheek.

lice (Slovene): cheek; face

Definitions

  1. cheek; face

Ancestry of “lice”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slaviclīcècheek
Every word from Proto-Slavic līcè