Where does “قِرْمِز” come from?

قِرْمِز (Arabic) comes from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

قِرْمِز (Arabic): crimson, kermes; kermes

Definitions

  1. crimson, kermes; kermes

Ancestry of “قِرْمِز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکرمست—
2Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
3Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
4Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
5Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “قِرْمِز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →