Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/čьrmь

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

Inherited from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis (worm).

Noun

*čьrmь m[1]

  1. worm

Derived terms

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old Novgorodian: *цьрмь m (*ćĭrmĭ, worm), цьрмь f (ćĭrmĭ, red cloth)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:
    • >? Polish: czerń (worms in rotting meat)
    • Slovak: črm (big wasp) (dialectal)

References

  1. ^ Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “čŕ̥mь”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volume 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 225