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Where does “Czerwony” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Czerwony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishczerwony—
2Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
3Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
4Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
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