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
Ancestry of “կրայակիր”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Armenian | կրեմ | — |
| 2 | Russian | крем | cream, creme |
| 3 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 4 | Middle French | chresme | — |
| 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 smear with , rub on something; to anoint with... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |