Where does “Kyrie” come from?

Kyrie (Ecclesiastical Latin) comes from Ancient Greek Κύριε, from Ancient Greek Κῦρος, from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁, from Elamite ???? — shepherd, bestowed care, protector.

Ancestry of “Kyrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύριε
2Ancient GreekΚῦροςCyrus
3Old Persian𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁
4Elamite????shepherd, bestowed care, protector

Words derived from “Kyrie

Every word from Elamite ????Every word from Old Persian 𐎤𐎢𐎽𐎢𐏁Every word from Ancient Greek Κῦρος
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