Where does “чрьвь” come from?

чрьвь (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

чрьвь (Old Church Slavonic): worm

Definitions

  1. worm

Ancestry of “чрьвь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “чрьвь

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥misEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmisEvery word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь