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

  1. kermes dye

Ancestry of “kırmız”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishقرمز
2Arabicقِرْمِزcrimson, kermes; kermes
3Persianکرمست
4Sanskritकृमिजproduced by worms
5Sanskritकृमिa worm, insect; "a spider"; a silk-worm
6Proto-Indo-Aryankŕ̥miṣ
7Proto-Indo-Iraniankŕ̥mišworm
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥misEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kŕ̥mišEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan kŕ̥miṣ
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