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Where does “крштеница” come from?

крштеница (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian кр̏ст, from Proto-Slavic krьstъ, from Old High German Krist, from Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.

крштеница (Serbo-Croatian): female who is baptized or will be baptized; birth...

Definitions

  1. female who is baptized or will be baptized; birth...

Ancestry of “крштеница”, step by step

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