Where does “czerwony” come from?

czerwony (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrvenъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

czerwony (Polish): gules; red

Definitions

  1. gules; red

Ancestry of “czerwony”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
2Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
3Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →