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Where does “Kirkist” come from?

Kirkist (English) comes from English Kirk, from Norwegian Nynorsk kyrke, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios.

Kirkist (English): Someone who supports the Kirk, or Church of...

Definitions

  1. Someone who supports the Kirk, or Church of...

Ancestry of “Kirkist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKirksurname
2Norwegian Nynorskkyrketo strangle
3Old Norsekirkjachurch
4Old Englishċiriċechurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—
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