Where does “kirkkorauha” come from?

kirkkorauha (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.

kirkkorauha (Finnish): kyrkofrid; a state of peace or sanctity to remain in churches as defined in the Civil Code of 1734

Definitions

  1. kyrkofrid; a state of peace or sanctity to remain in churches as defined in the Civil Code of 1734

Ancestry of “kirkkorauha”, step by step

kirkkorauha 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 Rauha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishRauhapeace, harmony, calm state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony
2Finnishrauhapeace, harmony, calm; peace
3Proto-Finnicrauhapeace, tranquility
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →