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
- crusade period
Ancestry of “ristiretkiaika”, step by step
ristiretkiaika traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ristiretki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ristiretki | Crusade |
| 2 | Finnish | risti | cross; clubs, club; sharp |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | крьстъ | cross |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krьstъ | "West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"... |
| 5 | Old High German | Krist | — |
| 6 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Finnish aika
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | aika | time; time, moment; appointment |
| 2 | Finnish | -isin | The case suffix denoting temporal distributive;... |
| 3 | Hungarian | isi | school |
| 4 | Hungarian | -i | Added to a proper noun, noun or postposition to... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -é | Used to form the lative, expressing the direction... |
| 6 | Albanian | -ë | -ing, -ion |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | -jā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |