Where does “alkermès” come from?
alkermès (Middle French) comes from Spanish alquermes, from Arabic قرمز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
Ancestry of “alkermès”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | alquermes | — |
| 2 | Arabic | قرمز | kermes insect; kermes dye color, a shade of red... |
| 3 | Persian | کرمست | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | कृमिज | produced by worms |
| 5 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
Words derived from “alkermès”