Where does “Кристина” come from?
Кристина (Russian) comes from Koine Greek Χριστίνα, from Latin Christiana, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
Ancestry of “Кристина”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koine Greek | Χριστίνα | — |
| 2 | Latin | Christiana | nominative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus;... |
| 3 | Latin | Christianus | Christian; a Christian person, a Christian |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Χριστιανός | Christian |
| 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 |