Where does “kirsiä” come from?

kirsiä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kirsi, from Finnish Kirsti, from Finnish Kristiina, from Swedish Kristina, from Latin Christiana, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, from Ancient Greek Χριστός — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

kirsiä (Finnish): Partitive plural form of kirsi; To be in frost

Definitions

  1. Partitive plural form of kirsi; To be in frost

Ancestry of “kirsiä”, step by step

kirsiä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Kirsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKirsiground frost frozen top layer of soil caused by cold weather in winter
2FinnishKirsti
3FinnishKristiina
4SwedishKristinavariant of Christina; royal name in Sweden, popular since Middle Ages
5LatinChristiananominative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus;...
6LatinChristianusChristian; a Christian person, a Christian
7Ancient GreekΧριστιανόςChristian
8Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
9Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Finnish ia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishiaObsolete spelling of ja
2Finnishjaand; AND
3Proto-Finnicjaand
4Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
5Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
6Proto-Germanic-hwe
7Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω