Where does “cârmâz” come from?
cârmâz (Romanian) comes from Ottoman Turkish قرمز, from Arabic قِرْمِز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
cârmâz (Romanian): pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)
Definitions
- pokeweed (Phytolacca americana)