Where does “crvljiv” come from?

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

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

Definitions

  1. wormy, worm-eaten

Ancestry of “crvljiv”, step by step

crvljiv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian cȓv

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

via Proto-Dravidian iv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Dravidianiv—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →