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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/kʷŕ̥mis

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

The root is unknown; compare *wr̥mis of the same meaning. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

*kʷŕ̥mis m

  1. worm
    Synonym: *wr̥mis
  2. animals resembling worms:
    1. larva, grub, maggot
    2. ? (small) snake; serpent

Descendants
  • Proto-Albanian: *krimi
  • Proto-Balto-Slavic: *kírmis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Celtic: *kʷrimis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *kŕ̥miš (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “krimb”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 19
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