Where does “క్రిమి” come from?
క్రిమి (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit कृमि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.
క్రిమి (Telugu): An insect, a worm, an animalcule
Definitions
- An insect, a worm, an animalcule
Ancestry of “క్రిమి”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | कृमि | a worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | kŕ̥miṣ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | kŕ̥miš | worm |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷŕ̥mis | worm |