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Where does “Katriina” come from?

Katriina (Finnish) comes from Finnish Katariina, 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 — self.

Ancestry of “Katriina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKatariinaCatherine
2SwedishKatarinaCatherine
3Medieval LatinCatharīna—
4LatinEcaterina—
5Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη—
6Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
7Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
8Ancient Greekἕaccusative of οὗ : him
9Proto-Hellenichwe—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Katriina”

  • Kati
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