Where does “црвљив” come from?

црвљив (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian цр̑в, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

црвљив (Serbo-Croatian): wormy, worm-eaten

Definitions

  1. wormy, worm-eaten

Ancestry of “црвљив”, step by step

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