Where does “karkein” come from?

karkein (Finnish) comes from Finnish karkea, from Proto-Finnic karkeda, from Proto-Uralic karke, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

karkein (Finnish): superlative degree of karkea; Instructive plural ...

Definitions

  1. superlative degree of karkea; Instructive plural ...

Ancestry of “karkein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarkearough; coarse; harsh
2Proto-Finnickarkedaharsh; coarse, rough; bitter, sharp
3Proto-Uralickarke—
4Old Saxonkirikachurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →