Where does “kirkkoruhtinas” come from?

kirkkoruhtinas (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.

kirkkoruhtinas (Finnish): high priest, a powerful member of the clergy

Definitions

  1. high priest, a powerful member of the clergy

Ancestry of “kirkkoruhtinas”, step by step

kirkkoruhtinas 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 ruhtinas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruhtinasprince
2Proto-Finnicruhtinasleader, lord
3Proto-Germanicdruhtinazleader, lord
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰrewgʰ-to deceive, to mislead; to serve one's tribe;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν
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