Where does “хрьстиꙗнъ” come from?
хрьстиꙗнъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Old Church Slavonic *хрьстиꙗнъ, from Ancient Greek χριστιανός, from Latin Christiānus, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
хрьстиꙗнъ (Old East Slavic): Christian
Definitions
- Christian
Ancestry of “хрьстиꙗнъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | *хрьстиꙗнъ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | χριστιανός | a Christian |
| 3 | Latin | Christiānus | Christian |
| 4 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 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 |