Where does “karmiini” come from?

karmiini (Finnish) comes from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

karmiini (Finnish): carmine; Illative singular form of karmini

Definitions

  1. carmine; Illative singular form of karmini

Ancestry of “karmiini”, step by step

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

Words derived from “karmiini”

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