lūs-

“louse, parasitic insect”

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louse

PIE word for louse.‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍ Gives English "louse", Welsh llau, Greek phtheír (replaced).

(H)meyǵʰ-“to urinate, to mist”angʷʰi-“eel, snake, water-serpent”bʰardʰeh₂“beard, facial hair”bʰeh₁-tl-“instrument of speaking, lips”bʰelǵʰ-“to swell, to gird with a belt”bʰer-d-“to cut with a sharp edge, to shave”bʰer-mn̥-₂“something carried, a burden”bʰer-s-“top, point, bristling tip”