Where does “Czerwonka” come from?

Czerwonka (Polish) comes from Polish Czerwony, from Old Polish czerwony, from Proto-Slavic čьrvenъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

Czerwonka (Polish): dysentery

Definitions

  1. dysentery

Ancestry of “Czerwonka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCzerwonyred
2Old Polishczerwonyred
3Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
4Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
5Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →