Where does “Kreeta” come from?

Kreeta (Finnish) comes from Swedish Greta, from Swedish Margareta, from Latin margarīta, from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης, from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-.

Kreeta (Finnish): Crete

Definitions

  1. Crete

Ancestry of “Kreeta”, step by step

Kreeta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish Greta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishGretaGretel, the girl in the fairy tale "Hansel and Gretel"
2SwedishMargaretaMargaret
3Latinmargarītapearl
4Ancient Greekμαργαρίτηςpearl; a type of Egyptian plant
5Proto-Iranian*mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita-—

via Ancient Greek Κρήτη

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚρήτηCrete; Krete
2Ancient GreekΚρυς—

Words derived from “Kreeta”

Every word from Proto-Iranian *mŕ̥ga-ahri-ita- →Every word from Ancient Greek μαργαρίτης →Every word from Latin margarīta →