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Where does “cerw” come from?

cerw (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

cerw (Lower Sorbian): maggot; worm

Definitions

  1. maggot; worm

Ancestry of “cerw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
2Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
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