Where does “черв'як” come from?

черв'як (Ukrainian) comes from Proto-Slavic čьrvь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis — worm.

черв'як (Ukrainian): worm; maggot; weak, pathetic or worthless man

Definitions

  1. worm; maggot; weak, pathetic or worthless man

Ancestry of “черв'як”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčьrvьworm, larva
2Proto-Balto-Slavickírmisworm
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷŕ̥misworm
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷŕ̥mis →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic kírmis →Every word from Proto-Slavic čьrvь →