Where does “чрьвьць” come from?

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

чрьвьць (Old Church Slavonic): July

Definitions

  1. July

Ancestry of “чрьвьць”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicчрьвьworm
2Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
3Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →