Where does “Kirsi” come from?
Kirsi (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kirsti, from Finnish Kristiina, from Swedish Kristina, from Latin Christiana, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “Kirsi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kirsti | — |
| 2 | Finnish | Kristiina | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Kristina | — |
| 4 | Latin | Christiana | nominative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus;... |
| 5 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστιανός | Christian |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
Words derived from “Kirsi”