Where does “ക്രിസ്തുമതം” come from?
ക്രിസ്തുമതം (Malayalam) comes from Malayalam ക്രിസ്തു, 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.
ക്രിസ്തുമതം (Malayalam): Christianity
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Ancestry of “ക്രിസ്തുമതം”, step by step
ക്രിസ്തുമതം traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Malayalam ക്രിസ്തു
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malayalam | ക്രിസ്തു | 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 |