Where does “кірыліца” come from?

кірыліца (Belarusian) comes from Belarusian Кіры́л, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.

кірыліца (Belarusian): Cyrillic

Definitions

  1. Cyrillic

Ancestry of “кірыліца”, step by step

кірыліца traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Belarusian Кіры́л

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BelarusianКіры́л—
2Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
3Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal

via Belarusian іца

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Belarusianіца—
Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Belarusian Кіры́л →