Where does “czerwòny” come from?

czerwòny (Kashubian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrvenъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

czerwòny (Kashubian): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “czerwòny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
2Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
3Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →