Where does “խաչակրություն” come from?

խաչակրություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian խաչակիր, from Old Armenian խաչակիր, from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

խաչակրություն (Armenian): crusading

Definitions

  1. crusading

Ancestry of “խաչակրություն”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Armenianխաչակիրcrusader
2Old Armenianխաչակիրcross-bearing; austere, laborious; virtuous;...
3Old Armenianկրեմto bear, to carry
4Russianкремcream, creme
5Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
6Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
7Old Frenchcresmecream
8Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
9Late Latinchrismaointment
10Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
11Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω