Where does “karmiininpunainen” come from?
karmiininpunainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish karmiini, 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 — worm.
karmiininpunainen (Finnish): crimson
Definitions
- crimson
Ancestry of “karmiininpunainen”, step by step
karmiininpunainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish karmiini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | karmiini | carmine; Illative singular form of karmini |
| 2 | Medieval Latin | carminium | carmine |
| 3 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 4 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |