Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “kasteristi” come from? kasteristi (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaste, from Proto-Finnic kastek, from Proto-Finnic kastadak, from Proto-Finnic -tadak, from Proto-Uralic -ta- — Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
kasteristi (Finnish): baptism cross, christening cross
Definitions baptism cross, christening cross Ancestry of “kasteristi”, step by step kasteristi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaste Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish kaste dew; baptism, christening 2 Proto-Finnic kastek dew 3 Proto-Finnic kastadak to wet, to soak; to dip, to immerse 4 Proto-Finnic -tadak Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems 5 Proto-Uralic -ta- Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
via Finnish Risti Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Risti cross 2 Finnish -iäinen Front vowel variant of -iainen 3 Finnish -inen -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... 4 Finnish -uus Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality 5 Proto-Finnic -uc -ness, -hood