Where does “girmis” come from?

girmis (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

girmis (Old Prussian): maggot

Definitions

  1. maggot

Ancestry of “girmis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →
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