Where does “கிருமி” come from?

கிருமி (Tamil) comes from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

கிருமி (Tamil): germ, pathogen

Definitions

  1. germ, pathogen

Ancestry of “கிருமி”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
2Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ →