köken: Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic крьстъ (krĭstŭ), from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ. Doublet of Христо́с (Xristós) and крёст (krjost), the inherited East Slavic form.
cross (geometrical figure) · cross, crucifix (cross on which one is crucified; usually refers to the one upon which Jesus Christ died) · cross (difficult situation that must be endured)
çekim: çoğul σταυροί · tamlayan σταυρού
köken: From Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”).
wooden frame on which criminals were crucified, especially a cross · gallows bird; one who deserves to be hanged · torture; misery
çekim: çoğul crucēs · tamlayan crucis
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis Latin crux Inherited from Proto-Italic *kruks or *krukis (it is uncertain whether the original form was an i-stem), of unclear origin. Pokorny connected Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, to bend”) with an assumed extension in *-k-; compare Latin circus (“circle”) and curvus (“curve”). This explanation suffers…
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Slavic *krьstъ Old Church Slavonic крьстъ (krĭstŭ) Bulgarian кръст Inherited from Old Church Slavonic крьстъ (krĭstŭ), from Proto-Slavic *krьstъ.
Христо́с, Ца́рят Израи́лев, не́ка сле́зе сега́ от кръ́ста, та да ви́дим и повя́рваме. Ху́леха Го и ра́зпнатите с Не́го.
А сам Иоа́н но́сеше дре́ха от ками́лска въ́лна и ко́жен по́яс на кръ́ста си; а храна́та му бе́ше акри́ди и див мед.