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
- imperfective form of скр̀стити
Ancestry of “скрштавати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | скр̀стити | to cross to cause to intersect |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | кр̀стити | to baptize, christen |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | krьstiti | to baptize |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | krьstъ | "West Slavic:" baptism; "East and South Slavic:"... |
| 5 | Old High German | Krist | — |
| 6 | Latin | Chrīstus | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Χριστός | anointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |