Where does “kirkkolaulu” come from?

kirkkolaulu (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.

kirkkolaulu (Finnish): church chant, church song

Definitions

  1. church chant, church song

Ancestry of “kirkkolaulu”, step by step

kirkkolaulu 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 laulu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaulusong; singing
2Proto-Finniclaulusong
3Proto-Finniclauladakto sing
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →