Where does “Katariina” come from?

Katariina (Finnish) comes from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ, from Proto-Hellenic hwe — self.

Katariina (Finnish): Catherine

Definitions

  1. Catherine

Ancestry of “Katariina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishKatarinaCatherine
2Medieval LatinCatharīna
3LatinEcaterina
4Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη
5Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
6Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
7Ancient Greekhim
8Proto-Hellenichwe
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Katariina

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Proto-Hellenic hweEvery word from Ancient Greek
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