Where does “كريت” come from?

كريت (Hijazi Arabic) comes from Greek Κρήτη, from Ancient Greek Κρήτη, from Ancient Greek Κρυς.

Ancestry of “كريت”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GreekΚρήτηCrete biggest island in Greece
2Ancient GreekΚρήτηCrete; Krete
3Ancient GreekΚρυς—
Every word from Ancient Greek Κρυς →Every word from Ancient Greek Κρήτη →Every word from Greek Κρήτη →