Where does “karmazsinvörös” come from?
karmazsinvörös (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian karmazsin, 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 — worm.
karmazsinvörös (Hungarian): crimson a deep, slightly bluish red
Definitions
- crimson a deep, slightly bluish red
Ancestry of “karmazsinvörös”, step by step
karmazsinvörös traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian karmazsin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | karmazsin | crimson a deep, slightly bluish red |
| 2 | Italian | chermisi | crimson |
| 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 |