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Where does “kirkollinen” come from?

kirkollinen (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.

kirkollinen (Finnish): ecclesiastical; churchy

Definitions

  1. ecclesiastical; churchy

Ancestry of “kirkollinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkirkkochurch; cathedral
2Old Saxonkirikachurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—

Words derived from “kirkollinen”

  • kirkolliskokous
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