Where does “čьrviti” come from?

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

čьrviti (Proto-Slavic): dye using "červec"; to dye red

Definitions

  1. dye using "červec"; to dye red

Ancestry of “čьrviti”, step by step

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