Where does “kirkkoneuvos” come from?

kirkkoneuvos (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.

kirkkoneuvos (Finnish): a leading official or officeholder in Kirkkohallitus

Definitions

  1. a leading official or officeholder in Kirkkohallitus

Ancestry of “kirkkoneuvos”, step by step

kirkkoneuvos 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 neuvos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishneuvosAn honorary title granted by the President of the...
2Finnishneuvoadvice; resource; Indicative present connegative...
3Proto-Finnicneuvoadvice
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν