Where does “крижмо” come from?
крижмо (Ukrainian) comes from Polish krzyżmo, from Old Czech křižmo, from Middle High German chrismo, from Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω, from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy-, from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
крижмо (Ukrainian): cloth into which newborns are enveloped after baptism
Definitions
- cloth into which newborns are enveloped after baptism
Ancestry of “крижмо”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polish | krzyżmo | chrism |
| 2 | Old Czech | křižmo | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | chrismo | — |
| 4 | Latin | chrisma | anointing, unction |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |