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

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