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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
tʂɛrˈvɔnɨ
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  • Russian
    кра́сныйkrasnyj
    ˈkrasnɨjdifferent word · Proto-Slavic *krasьnъ 'beautiful'

    In older Russian красный meant 'beautiful' (compare краси́вый); the colour sense took over later.

  • Ukrainian
    черво́нийčervonyj
    tʃɛrˈʋɔnɪjinherited
  • Polish
    czerwony
    tʂɛrˈvɔnɨinherited
  • Czech
    červený
    ˈtʃɛrvɛniːinherited
  • Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
    crvenцрвен
    ˈtsr̩veninherited
  • English
    red

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  • Russian кра́сный “red”Czech krásný “beautiful”

    Russian 'beautiful' is краси́вый; Czech 'red' is červený.