Where does “црвенити” come from?

црвенити (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian цр̀вен, from Proto-Slavic čьrvenъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

црвенити (Serbo-Croatian): to make red, redden

Definitions

  1. to make red, redden

Ancestry of “црвенити”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianцр̀венred
2Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
3Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
4Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →