Translations:Ghee/3/en

Etymology

The word ghee is borrowed from the Hindi word घी (ghī), which comes from Sanskrit: घृत (ghṛta-, sa) 'clarified butter', from the root घृ, ghṛ-, 'to sprinkle'; it is cognate with the Ancient Greek word χριστός (khristós, 'rubbed, anointed'), from which the English word Christ is derived.