Where does “czerwień” come from?
czerwień (Polish) comes from Polish Czerw, from Old Polish czyrw, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
czerwień (Polish): red
Ancestry of “czerwień”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | Czerw | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | czyrw | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | čьrvь | worm, larva |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | kírmis | worm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
Words derived from “czerwień”