Where does “chiirkvax̂” come from?
chiirkvax̂ (Aleut) comes from Russian це́рковь, from Old East Slavic цьркꙑ, from Proto-Slavic cьrky, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.
chiirkvax̂ (Aleut): church, confessional religious organization
Definitions
- church, confessional religious organization