Where does “ખ્રિસ્ત” come from?
ખ્રિસ્ત (Gujarati) comes from Portuguese Cristo, from Old Portuguese Cristo, from Ecclesiastical Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
ખ્રિસ્ત (Gujarati): Christ
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- Christ
Ancestry of “ખ્રિસ્ત”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | Cristo | Christ |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | Cristo | — |
| 3 | Ecclesiastical Latin | Christus | Christ |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |