Where does “ristiretkiaika” come from?

ristiretkiaika (Finnish) comes from Finnish ristiretki, from Finnish risti, from Old East Slavic крьстъ, from Proto-Slavic krьstъ, from Old High German Krist, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

ristiretkiaika (Finnish): crusade period

Definitions

  1. crusade period

Ancestry of “ristiretkiaika”, step by step

ristiretkiaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ristiretki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishristiretkiCrusade
2Finnishristicross; clubs, club; sharp
3Old East Slavicкрьстъcross
4Proto-Slavickrьstъ"West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"...
5Old High GermanKrist
6LatinChrīstus
7Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
8Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Finnish aika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishaikatime; time, moment; appointment
2Finnish-isinThe case suffix denoting temporal distributive;...
3Hungarianisischool
4Hungarian-iAdded to a proper noun, noun or postposition to...
5HungarianUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
6Albanian-ing, -ion
7Proto-West Germanic-jā
8Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
9Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω