Where does “блоха” come from?

блоха (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic блъха, from Proto-Slavic blъxà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ — flea.

блоха (Ukrainian): flea

Definitions

  1. flea

Ancestry of “блоха”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicблъхаflea
2Proto-Slavicblъxàflea
3Proto-Balto-Slavicblúšāˀflea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰluseh₂flea
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰluseh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic blúšāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic blъxà →