Where does “kirmis” come from?
kirmis (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
kirmis (Lithuanian): worm
Ancestry of “kirmis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kírmis | worm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |