Where does “kiasma” come from?

kiasma (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek χίασμα, from Ancient Greek χιάζειν, from Ancient Greek Χ, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

kiasma (Finnish): chiasma, chiasm crossing of two nerves, ligaments, chromatids etc

Definitions

  1. chiasma, chiasm crossing of two nerves, ligaments, chromatids etc

Ancestry of “kiasma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχίασμαcrosspiece
2Ancient Greekχιάζεινto mark with a chi; to mark with the letter chi
3Ancient GreekΧChi; chi
4Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
5Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω