Ossetian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Ossetic [Term?], from Proto-Scythian [Term?], from Proto-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (compare Younger Avestan 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬨𐬃 (kərəmā̊), Persian کرم (kerm, worm)), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥miš (compare Sanskrit कृमि (kṛ́mi, worm)), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷŕ̥mis.

Noun

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калм (kalm)

  1. snake
  2. worm