Where does “കൃമി” come from?

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

കൃമി (Malayalam): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “കൃമി”, 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 →