Where does “کرمست” come from?

کرمست (Persian) comes from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

Ancestry of “کرمست”, step by step

کرمست traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit कृमिज

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

via Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indo-Iranian*kŕ̥miš

Words derived from “کرمست

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥misEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥mišEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ