Where does “ખ્રિસ્તી” come from?
ખ્રિસ્તી (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati ખ્રિસ્ત, 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.
ખ્રિસ્તી (Gujarati): Christian
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Ancestry of “ખ્રિસ્તી”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ખ્રિસ્ત | Christ |
| 2 | Portuguese | Cristo | Christ |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | Cristo | — |
| 4 | Ecclesiastical Latin | Christus | Christ |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |