Where does “կիրիլիցա” come from?

կիրիլիցա (Armenian) comes from Russian кириллица, from Russian Кири́лл, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.

կիրիլիցա (Armenian): Cyrillic alphabet

Definitions

  1. Cyrillic alphabet

Ancestry of “կիրիլիցա”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianкириллицаCyrillic alphabet
2RussianКири́ллSaint Cyril apostle to the Slavs and inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet, which served as the basis for the Cyrillic alphabet
3Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
4Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal
Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Russian Кири́лл →