Where does “елей” come from?
елей (Russian) comes from Old Church Slavonic ѥлѣи, from Byzantine Greek ἔλαιον.
елей (Russian): holy oil, chrism; balm, unction; genitive plural...
Definitions
- holy oil, chrism; balm, unction; genitive plural...
Ancestry of “елей”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | ѥлѣи | — |
| 2 | Byzantine Greek | ἔλαιον | — |