Where does “horogkereszt” come from?

horogkereszt (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kereszt, from Proto-Slavic krьstъ, from Old High German Krist, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

horogkereszt (Hungarian): swastika

Definitions

  1. swastika

Ancestry of “horogkereszt”, step by step

horogkereszt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian kereszt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankeresztcross; dagger; crucifix
2Proto-Slavickrьstъ"West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"...
3Old High GermanKrist
4LatinChrīstus
5Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
6Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Hungarian hörög

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianhörögto grunt, rattle; to say something in a low,...
2Hungarian-ögAdded to a stem - often an onomatopoeia - to form...
3Hungarian-ö-linking vowel
4Hungarian-dyour; Used in the second-person singular definite...
5Middle Welsh-nt3rd person plural verb ending
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω