cirmenis

Latvian

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷŕ̥mis

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kírmis, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *čьrvь, Lithuanian kirmis (worm).

Noun

cirmenis m (2nd declension)

  1. maggot, grub

Declension

Further reading

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