Where does “kirkkoväki” come from?
kirkkoväki (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.
kirkkoväki (Finnish): Synonym of kirkkokansa
Definitions
- Synonym of kirkkokansa
Ancestry of “kirkkoväki”, step by step
kirkkoväki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirkko | church; cathedral |
| 2 | Old Saxon | kirika | church |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via Finnish väki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | väki | people, crowd; power, strength, force |
| 2 | Icelandic | vaki | hormone |
| 3 | Arabic | وَاقِع | happening, occurring; falling |
| 4 | Arabic | النَّسْر الوَاقِع | falling eagle |