Where does “czerwononogi” come from?

czerwononogi (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.

czerwononogi (Polish): red-legged

Definitions

  1. red-legged

Ancestry of “czerwononogi”, step by step

czerwononogi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Czerwony

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCzerwonyred
2Old Polishczerwonyred
3Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
4Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
5Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Polish noga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnogaleg
2Old Polishnogaleg; foot
3Proto-Slavicnogàfoot, leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃nogʰ-claw, nail; nail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →