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
Ancestry of “խաչակրություն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Armenian | խաչակիր | crusader |
| 2 | Old Armenian | խաչակիր | cross-bearing; austere, laborious; virtuous;... |
| 3 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | — |
| 4 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 5 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 6 | Middle French | chresme | — |
| 7 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 8 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 9 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |