Where does “ehtoolliskirkko” come from?
ehtoolliskirkko (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.
Ancestry of “ehtoolliskirkko”, step by step
ehtoolliskirkko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirkko | church; cathedral |
| 2 | Old Saxon | kirika | church |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via Finnish ehtoollinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ehtoollinen | Holy Communion, Eucharist, Lord's Supper; A... |
| 2 | Finnish | -llinen | Forms adjectives that indicate time; Forms... |
| 3 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 4 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |