Where does “karmozijn” come from?

karmozijn (Dutch) comes from Middle French cramoisin, from Old French cramoisin, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš — worm.

karmozijn (Dutch): carmine

Definitions

  1. carmine

Ancestry of “karmozijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcramoisin—
2Old Frenchcramoisin—
3Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
4Persianکرمست—
5Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
6Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
7Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
8Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “karmozijn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →