Where does “црвенперка” come from?

црвенперка (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.

црвенперка (Serbo-Croatian): rudd

Definitions

  1. rudd

Ancestry of “црвенперка”, step by step

црвенперка traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian цр̀вен

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianцр̀венred
2Proto-Slavicčьrvenъred
3Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
4Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

via Serbo-Croatian перо

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпероfeather, plume; pen, quill; author, writer
2Proto-Slavicperòwing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →