Where does “کیٛۆم” come from?

کیٛۆم (Kashmiri) comes from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

کیٛۆم (Kashmiri): insect, worm

Definitions

  1. insect, worm

Ancestry of “کیٛۆم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
2Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →
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