Where does “kirmis” come from?

kirmis (Lithuanian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

kirmis (Lithuanian): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “kirmis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →