Where does “kärmeh” come from?

kärmeh (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Finnic kärmeš, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

kärmeh (Proto-Finnic): snake

Definitions

  1. snake

Ancestry of “kärmeh”, step by step

kärmeh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Finnic kärmeš

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickärmeš—
2Proto-Balto-Slavickr̥misworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Proto-Balto-Slavic kirmis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickirmisworm
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥misworm

Words derived from “kärmeh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kr̥mis →Every word from Proto-Finnic kärmeš →