Reconstruction:Old Median/kə́rmiš

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

Old Median

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.

Noun

*kə́rmiš

worm

Descendants

Middle Median: *kə́rm
- Kermanic:
  Gazi: کیرم‎ (kirm)
  Kesehi: کرم‎ (kerm)
  Khunsari: کرم‎ (kerm), کیرم‎ (kirm)
  Meymehi: کر‎ (kɛr)
  Qohrudi: کیرم‎ (kirm), کرم‎ (kerm)
  Sedehi: کیرم‎ (kirm)
  Vonishuni: کیرم‎ (kirm), کرم‎ (kerm)
  Zefrehi: کرم‎ (kerm)
- Sivandi: کرم (kerm), کیرم‎ (kirm)
- Tatic:
  - Talysh: کم‎ (kem)
  - Southern Tati: کورم (kürm)