Where does “Kirsti” come from?
Kirsti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kristiina, from Swedish Kristina, from Latin Christiana, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “Kirsti”, step by step
Kirsti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kristiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kristiina | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Kristina | variant of Christina; royal name in Sweden, popular since Middle Ages |
| 3 | Latin | Christiana | nominative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus;... |
| 4 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστιανός | Christian |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |