Where does “sanguijuela” come from?
sanguijuela (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish sangusuela, from Latin sanguisūga, from Latin sanguīs, from Proto-Italic *sangwens, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sh₂-én-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ésh₂r̥ — blood.
sanguijuela (Spanish): leech
Ancestry of “sanguijuela”, step by step