Where does “Karin” come from?

Karin (Swedish) comes from Swedish Katarina, from Medieval Latin Catharīna, from Latin Ecaterina, from Ancient Greek Αἰκατερίνη, from Ancient Greek Ἑκάτη, from Ancient Greek ἑκάς, from Ancient Greek ἕ, from Proto-Hellenic hwe — self.

Ancestry of “Karin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishKatarinaCatherine
2Medieval LatinCatharīna—
3LatinEcaterina—
4Ancient GreekΑἰκατερίνη—
5Ancient GreekἙκάτηHecate
6Ancient Greekἑκάςafar, far off; long after
7Ancient Greekἕhim
8Proto-Hellenichwe—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself

Words derived from “Karin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Hellenic hwe →Every word from Ancient Greek ἕ →