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
- kind of mollusc
Ancestry of “կրայակիր”, step by step
կրայակիր traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Armenian կրեմ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | to bear, to carry |
| 2 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 3 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 4 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 5 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 6 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 7 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |
via Old Armenian կրայ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | կրայ | Alternative form of կրիայ; tortoise; shell |