Where does “karmezina” come from?

karmezina (Ido) comes from German karmesinrot, from Spanish carmesí, from Andalusian Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš — worm.

karmezina (Ido): crimson

Definitions

  1. crimson

Ancestry of “karmezina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankarmesinrot—
2Spanishcarmesícrimson
3Andalusian Arabicقِرْمِز—
4Persianکرمست—
5Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
6Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
7Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
8Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “karmezina”

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