Where does “kirkkotupa” come from?

kirkkotupa (Finnish) comes from Finnish tupa, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *tupa, from Icelandic stofa, from Old Norse stofa, from German stōve, from Old Saxon *stova, from Proto-West Germanic *stobu.

kirkkotupa (Finnish): a small hut or house for people visiting a church from a long distance away

Definitions

  1. a small hut or house for people visiting a church from a long distance away

Ancestry of “kirkkotupa”, step by step

kirkkotupa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tupa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtupaliving room, main room; cottage, cot; room
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*tupa—
3Icelandicstofaa living room; a classroom, a room
4Old Norsestofaroom, living room
5Germanstōve—
6Old Saxon*stova—
7Proto-West Germanic*stobu—

via Finnish kirkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkkochurch; cathedral
2Old Saxonkirikachurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *stobu →Every word from Old Saxon *stova →Every word from German stōve →