Where does “Христос” come from?

Христос (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

Христос (Serbo-Croatian): Christ

Definitions

  1. Christ

Ancestry of “Христос”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
2Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

Words derived from “Христос”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω →