Proto-IE: *(e)rik-
Meaning: louse, tick
Old Indian: likṣā f. `nit, young louse'
Armenian: orǯil, oǯil `Nisse, Lausei'
Latin: ricinus, -ī m. `Ungeziefer an Schafen (Holzbock?), Hunden, beim Rind; Laus'
Albanian: erg̨is 'kleine Laus'
Russ. meaning: насекомое (вошь, клещ)
References: WP II 343 f
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