Where does “criss” come from?

criss (Old Irish) comes from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀, from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]].

Ancestry of “criss”, step by step

criss traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay keris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeriskris
2Javaneseꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀keris; kris: sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there is also straight-edged). This weapon could be both dagger and sword
3Old Javanese[[kĕris]], [[kris]]—

via Proto-Celtic krissus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickrissusbelt
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerdʰ-herd, row; file, row, herd

Words derived from “criss”

Every word from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]] →Every word from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ →Every word from Malay keris →