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.

Czerwony (Polish): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “Czerwony”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Czerwony

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥misEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmisEvery word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь