Where does “kırmız” come from?
kırmız (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish قرمز, from Arabic قِرْمِز, 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.
kırmız (Turkish): kermes dye
Definitions
- kermes dye