czerw
Polish
noun
Definitions
- The larva of certain hymenopterans, dipterans, and beetles, e.g. a maggot or woodworm.
- (archaic) Any parasitic larva or worm affecting trees, fruit, or intestines.
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *čьrvь (worm).
Origin
Proto-Slavic
*čьrvь
Gloss
worm
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- червь Russian
- *kʷr̥mis Proto-Indo-European
- Czerwik Polish
- czerwiwość Polish
- *čьrvь Proto-Slavic
- červ Czech
- crv Serbo-Croatian
- црв Serbo-Croatian
- червей Bulgarian
- црв Macedonian
- черв'як Ukrainian
- červ Slovak
- чарвяк Belarusian
- črv Slovene
- чрьвь Church Slavic, Church Slavonic, Old Church Slavonic, Old Slavonic, Old Bulgarian
- cerw Lower Sorbian
- čerw Upper Sorbian