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Where does “перекре́щивать” come from?

перекре́щивать (Russian) comes from Russian перекрести́ть, from Russian крести́ть, from Proto-Slavic krьstiti, from Proto-Slavic krьstъ, from Old High German Krist, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Ancestry of “перекре́щивать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianперекрести́ть—
2Russianкрести́ть—
3Proto-Slavickrьstiti—
4Proto-Slavickrьstъ"West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"...
5Old High GermanKrist—
6LatinChrīstus—
7Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
8Ancient Greekχρίωto smear with , rub on something; to anoint with...
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “перекре́щивать”

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