Where does “կրոն” come from?
կրոն (Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կրօն, from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
կրոն (Armenian): religion
Ancestry of “կրոն”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կրօն | law, right, custom, usage; manners, conduct,... |
| 2 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | — |
| 3 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 4 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 5 | Middle French | chresme | — |
| 6 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 7 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 8 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |