Where does “keresztrejtvények” come from?
keresztrejtvények (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian keresztrejtvény, 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- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
keresztrejtvények (Hungarian): nominative plural of keresztrejtvény
Definitions
- nominative plural of keresztrejtvény
Ancestry of “keresztrejtvények”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | keresztrejtvény | crossword |
| 2 | Hungarian | kereszt | cross; dagger; crucifix |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krьstъ | "West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"... |
| 4 | Old High German | Krist | — |
| 5 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |