Where does “girmis” come from?
girmis (Old Prussian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
girmis (Old Prussian): maggot
Ancestry of “girmis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kírmis | worm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |