Where does “czyrwōny” come from?

czyrwōny (Silesian) comes from Old Polish czerwony, from Proto-Slavic čьrvenъ, from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

czyrwōny (Silesian): red

Definitions

  1. red

Ancestry of “czyrwōny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishczerwonyred
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 →
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