FYI чэрвень comes from the Slavic name of Polish cochineal, an insect harvested in June and used to produce red dye until Mexican cochineal pushed it out of the

FYI чэрвень comes from the Slavic name of Polish cochineal, an insect harvested in June and used to produce red dye until Mexican cochineal pushed it out of the market. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_cochineal#Linguistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_cochineal#Linguistics