Where does “pulga” come from?

pulga (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish pulga, from Vulgar Latin pulica, from Latin pūlex, from Proto-Indo-European *plus- — flea.

pulga (Spanish): flea; flea market; small sandwich; filled bread...

Definitions

  1. flea; flea market; small sandwich; filled bread...

Ancestry of “pulga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishpulga
2Vulgar Latinpulicaflea
3Latinpūlexflea
4Proto-Indo-European*plus-flea

Words derived from “pulga

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *plus-Every word from Latin pūlexEvery word from Vulgar Latin pulica