Qualities
red
Source:*čьrvenъProto-Slavic · “red, from *čьrvь 'worm' (the dye insect)”certain
Red was named after the worm: a red dye was made from scale insects (*čьrvь).
English
red
Polish
czerwony
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- Russianкра́сныйkrasnyjˈkrasnɨj
In older Russian красный meant 'beautiful' (compare краси́вый); the colour sense took over later.
- Ukrainianчерво́нийčervonyjtʃɛrˈʋɔnɪjinherited
- Polishczerwonytʂɛrˈvɔnɨinherited
- Czechčervenýˈtʃɛrvɛniːinherited
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbiancrvenцрвенˈtsr̩veninherited
- Englishred