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Where does “červená” come from?

červená (Czech) comes from Czech červený, from Old Czech črvený, from Proto-Slavic čьrvenъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

červená (Czech): inflection of červený: ## feminine...

Definitions

  1. inflection of červený: ## feminine...

Ancestry of “červená”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčervenýred
2Old Czechčrvený—
3Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
4Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
5Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
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