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Where does “crvenjeti” come from?

crvenjeti (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian cr̀ven, from Serbo-Croatian cȓv, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

crvenjeti (Serbo-Croatian): to become red, redden; to blush; to be red-faced,...

Definitions

  1. to become red, redden; to blush; to be red-faced,...

Ancestry of “crvenjeti”, step by step

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