Where does “zakrystian” come from?

zakrystian (Polish) comes from Medieval Latin sacristanus, from Late Latin sacrista, from Latin sacer, from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- — sacred.

zakrystian (Polish): sacristan, verger

Definitions

  1. sacristan, verger

Ancestry of “zakrystian”, step by step

zakrystian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Medieval Latin sacristanus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsacristanus—
2Late Latinsacristasexton; sacristan, vestryman
3Latinsacersacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed
4Proto-Indo-Europeansh₂króssacred
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂k-sacred

via Late Latin sacristiānus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinsacristiānus—

Words derived from “zakrystian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sh₂krós →Every word from Latin sacer →