Where does “červotoč” come from?

červotoč (Czech) comes from Czech červ, from Serbo-Croatian cȓv, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

červotoč (Czech): woodworm

Definitions

  1. woodworm

Ancestry of “červotoč”, step by step

červotoč traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech červ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčervworm; maggot; worm, maggot
2Serbo-Croatiancȓvworm
3Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
4Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Czech točit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtočitto turn
2Proto-Slavictočitito cause to flow, run
3Proto-Slavictektito run, to flow
4Proto-Balto-Slavictektej—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantekʷ-to run, to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →