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Where does “скрштавати” come from?

скрштавати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian скр̀стити, from Serbo-Croatian кр̀стити, 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.

скрштавати (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of скр̀стити

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of скр̀стити

Ancestry of “скрштавати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianскр̀стити—
2Serbo-Croatianкр̀стити—
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
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