Where does “kirkkovakka” come from?

kirkkovakka (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.

kirkkovakka (Finnish): a vakka used during a trip to church to carry belongings

Definitions

  1. a vakka used during a trip to church to carry belongings

Ancestry of “kirkkovakka”, step by step

kirkkovakka 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 vakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvakkaA type of wooden container of varying size, made...
2Proto-Finnicvakkatype of wooden container, usually equipped with a close fitting cap
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →