Where does “alkukirkko” come from?

alkukirkko (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirkko, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

alkukirkko (Finnish): Early Christianity period of Christianity preceding the First Council of Nicaea in 325

Definitions

  1. Early Christianity period of Christianity preceding the First Council of Nicaea in 325

Ancestry of “alkukirkko”, step by step

alkukirkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kirkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkkochurch; cathedral
2Old Saxonkirikachurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Finnish alku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkustart, beginning, inception, incipience; first,...
2Finnishalkaato begin, start, initiate, set in, be initiated, originate, be originated, take its origin
3Proto-Finnicalkadakto begin, to start
4Proto-Uralicalka-beginning
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →