Where does “𐍇” come from?
𐍇 (Gothic) comes 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.
𐍇 (Gothic): The twenty-fourth letter of the Gothic alphabet, representing /kʰ/, with a numerical value of 600. Used in the transliteration of Greek words
Definitions
- The twenty-fourth letter of the Gothic alphabet, representing /kʰ/, with a numerical value of 600. Used in the transliteration of Greek words
Ancestry of “𐍇”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ancient Greek | Χ | Chi; chi |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |