Where does “Karmin” come from?
Karmin (German) comes from Spanish carmín, from French carmin, from Medieval Latin carminium, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ — worm.
Karmin (German): carmine, crimson
Definitions
- carmine, crimson
Ancestry of “Karmin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | carmín | carmine, crimson; lipstick, lippy |
| 2 | French | carmin | carmine, crimson; cochineal, carmine; cinnabar... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | carminium | carmine |
| 4 | Arabic | قِرْمِز | crimson, kermes; kermes |
| 5 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 6 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 7 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |