Where does “कृमि” come from?
कृमि (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
कृमि (Sanskrit): a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
Definitions
- a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
Ancestry of “कृमि”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |
Words derived from “कृमि”