Where does “kivikirkko” come from?
kivikirkko (Finnish) comes from Ingrian kirkko, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.
kivikirkko (Finnish): A church made of stone as opposed to wood etc
Definitions
- A church made of stone as opposed to wood etc
Ancestry of “kivikirkko”, step by step
kivikirkko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian kirkko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | kirkko | church |
| 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 |