Where does “Քրիստոս” come from?
Քրիստոս (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian Քրիստոս, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Քրիստոս (Armenian): Christ
Definitions
- Christ
Ancestry of “Քրիստոս”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | Քրիստոս | Christ |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |