Where does “Кирил” come from?

Кирил (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic Кѵрилъ, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.

Кирил (Bulgarian): Saint Cyril apostle to the Slavs and inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet, which served as the basis for the Cyrillic alphabet

Definitions

  1. Saint Cyril apostle to the Slavs and inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet, which served as the basis for the Cyrillic alphabet

Ancestry of “Кирил”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church SlavonicКѵрилъ—
2Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
3Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal
Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Old Church Slavonic Кѵрилъ →