блъха

Old East Slavic

Alternative forms

блоха (bloxa), бълоха (bŭloxa)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Noun

блъха́ (blŭxá) f

flea

Descendants

Old Ruthenian: блоха́ (bloxá)
- Belarusian: блыха́ (blyxá)
- Ukrainian: блоха́ (bloxá)
Russian: блоха́ (bloxá)

References

Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1893), “блъха”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎ (in Russian), volume 1 (А – К), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 118

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