Where does “Kirkjubøur” come from?

Kirkjubøur (Faroese) comes from Faroese kirkja, 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 — lord, master.

Ancestry of “Kirkjubøur”, step by step

Kirkjubøur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese kirkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesekirkjachurch
2Old Norsekirkjachurch
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Faroese bøur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesebøurfield, homefield, cultivated land; village,...
2Old Norsebǿrfarm; town
3Old Norsebúato reside; to prepare; to dress, decorate
4Proto-Germanicbūanąto dwell, reside
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →