Where does “alquermes” come from?

alquermes (Spanish) comes from Arabic قرمز, from Persian کرمست, from Sanskrit कृमिज, from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

Ancestry of “alquermes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقرمزkermes insect; kermes dye color, a shade of red...
2Persianکرمست
3Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
4Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
5Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm

Words derived from “alquermes

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥misEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥mišEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ