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

  1. a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm

Ancestry of “कृमि”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “कृमि”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →