Where does “jasnoczerwony” come from?

jasnoczerwony (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.

jasnoczerwony (Polish): light red

Definitions

  1. light red

Ancestry of “jasnoczerwony”, step by step

jasnoczerwony 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 Jasny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishJasnybright; light
2Old Polishjasnybright
3Proto-Slavic*ě̀snъclear, bright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →
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