[pissū], m. a flea.
[◀MIA: Pk. pisua- m., °uā- f. ‘flea’ ◀OIA *priṣu- <plúṣi- m. ‘a partic. noxious insect, (prob.) flea’ RV. ◀PIE *blou- (bhlou-?), plou- ‘flea’] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙▶Eng. flea ] ♣[=PIE▶∙∙∙→Eng. puce ]
☞ (Platts, 1884) 0262; (Turner, 1966) 9029; (MW, 1899) 0715; (Pokorny, 1959) 0102; (Mayrhofer, 1986-2001) 2.197
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