Where does “կրայակիր” come from?

կրայակիր (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian կրեմ, from Russian крем, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

կրայակիր (Old Armenian): kind of mollusc

Definitions

  1. kind of mollusc

Ancestry of “կրայակիր”, step by step

կրայակիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Armenian կրեմ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Armenianկրեմto bear, to carry
2Russianкремcream, creme
3Frenchcrèmecream; cool; café crème
4Middle Frenchchresmecream (milk product)
5Old Frenchcresmecream
6Late Latincramaskim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative...
7Late Latinchrismaointment
8Ancient Greekχρῖσμαanointing, unction; wall coating, plaster
9Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Old Armenian կրայ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old ArmenianկրայAlternative form of կրիայ; tortoise; shell
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω
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