کرسمس

Urdu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der.

Ancient Greek χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)

Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós)

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Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl.

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Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl.

Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der.

Latin Chrīstusder.

Old English Crist

Proto-Germanic *-as

Proto-West Germanic *-as

Old English -es

Proto-Indo-European *mey-?

Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti

Proto-Italic *meitō

Old Latin mītō

Latin mittō

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin missiō

Latin missabor.

Old English mæsse

Old English Cristes mæsse

Middle English Cristemasse

English Christmasbor.

Urdu کرسمس

Borrowed from English Christmas.

Noun

کرسمس • (kirismas) m (Hindi spelling क्रिसमस)

1. Christmas

   Synonyms: (traditional) بَڑا دِن (baṛā din), عید میلاد مسیح (ʿīd mīlād masīḥ)

Usage notes

بَڑا دِن (baṛā din) is the more traditional name for the holiday among Urdu-speaking Christians as is its cognates in other Indo-Aryan languages