Where does “կրոնագիտություն” come from?

կրոնագիտություն (Armenian) comes from Armenian կրոնագետ, from Armenian կրոն, from Old Armenian կրօն, from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

կրոնագիտություն (Armenian): religious studies

Definitions

religious studies

Ancestry of “կրոնագիտություն”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Armenian	կրոնագետ	religious studies scholar
2	Armenian	կրոն	religion
3	Old Armenian	կրօն	law, right, custom, usage; manners, conduct,...
4	Old Armenian	կրեմ	to bear, to carry
5	Russian	крем	cream, creme
6	French	crème	cream; cool; café crème
7	Middle French	chresme	cream (milk product)
8	Old French	cresme	cream
9	Late Latin	crama	skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
10	Late Latin	chrisma	ointment
11	Ancient Greek	χρῖσμα	anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
12	Ancient Greek	χρίω	to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
13	Proto-Indo-European	gʰrēy-	to smear; to paint, streak, smear
14	Proto-Indo-European	gʰer-	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 →