Where does “قرمزی” come from?
قرمزی (Classical Persian) comes from Arabic قِرْمِزِيّ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
Ancestry of “قرمزی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arabic | قِرْمِزِيّ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |