Where does “kříž” come from?
kříž (Czech) comes from Turkish kriz, from French crise, from Latin crisis, from Ancient Greek κρίσις, from Ancient Greek κρίνω, from Proto-Hellenic kríňňō, from Proto-Indo-European krinyéti, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
Ancestry of “kříž”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Turkish | kriz | crisis |
| 2 | French | crise | crisis; attack, fit |
| 3 | Latin | crisis | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |