Where does “czerwononosy” come from?

czerwononosy (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.

czerwononosy (Polish): red-nosed

Definitions

  1. red-nosed

Ancestry of “czerwononosy”, step by step

czerwononosy 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 nos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnosnose
2Old Polishnosnose
3Proto-Slavicnȍsъnose
4Proto-Balto-Slavicnasúsnose
5Proto-Indo-Europeannéh₂s-nose, nostril
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →