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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malay | keris | kris |
| 2 | Javanese | ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ | keris; kris: sheathed sharp blade weapon (blades are generally wavy-edged, but there is also straight-edged). This weapon could be both dagger and sword |
| 3 | Old Javanese | [[kĕris]], [[kris]] | — |