Where does “кти́тор” come from?

кти́тор (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek κτήτωρ, from Ancient Greek κτάομαι, from Proto-Indo-European tk-éh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European tek- — to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave.

кти́тор (Russian): church warden

Definitions

  1. church warden

Ancestry of “кти́тор”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκτήτωρ{{w|ktetor}}”, also “ktitor
2Ancient Greekκτάομαιto get, obtain, acquire, gain, win; to bring on...
3Proto-Indo-Europeantk-éh₂-acquisition
4Proto-Indo-Europeantek-to take by the hand; to receive, obtain; to weave

Words derived from “кти́тор”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tk-éh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek κτάομαι →