Where does “karmazynowy” come from?

karmazynowy (Polish) comes from Polish karmazyn, from Italian carmesino, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš — worm.

karmazynowy (Polish): crimson

Definitions

  1. crimson

Ancestry of “karmazynowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkarmazyncrimson
2Italiancarmesino—
3Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
4Persianکرمست—
5Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
6Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
7Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
8Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →