Where does “karmazsin” come from?

karmazsin (Hungarian) comes from Italian chermisi, 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.

karmazsin (Hungarian): crimson a deep, slightly bluish red

Definitions

  1. crimson a deep, slightly bluish red

Ancestry of “karmazsin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianchermisicrimson
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 “karmazsin”

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