Where does “czerwoniutki” come from?

czerwoniutki (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.

Ancestry of “czerwoniutki”, step by step

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