Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeriskris
2Javaneseꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀—
3Old Javanese[[kĕris]], [[kris]]—

Words derived from “criss”

  • meánchrios
  • crios
  • meánchriosach
  • acrachrios
  • raonchrios
  • criosach
  • bithchrios
  • teochrios
  • teochreasach
  • amchrios
  • crónaichrios
  • fo-theochriosach
  • teochriosach
  • crios
  • crios-taice
Every word from Old Javanese [[kĕris]], [[kris]] →