Where does “Czerw” come from?

Czerw (Polish) comes from Old Polish czyrw, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

Czerw (Polish): larva of certain hymenopterans, dipterans, and beetles, e.g. a maggot or woodworm

Definitions

  1. larva of certain hymenopterans, dipterans, and beetles, e.g. a maggot or woodworm

Ancestry of “Czerw”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishczyrwworm
2Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
3Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “Czerw”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →