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Where does “kirik” come from?

kirik (Estonian) comes from Old Swedish kirkia, 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.

kirik (Estonian): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kirik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkirkia—
2Old Norsekirkjachurch
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →