Where does “قرمز” come from?

قرمز (Persian) comes from Arabic قِرْمِز, 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.

قرمز (Persian): kermes insect; crimson, scarlet, vermillion, red;...

Definitions

  1. kermes insect; crimson, scarlet, vermillion, red;...

Ancestry of “قرمز”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
2Persianکرمست—
3Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
4Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
5Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “قرمز”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →