Where does “červený” come from?

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

červený (Czech): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “červený”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechčrvenýred
2Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
3Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
4Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “červený”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →