Where does “kyrillinen” come from?

kyrillinen (Finnish) comes from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.

kyrillinen (Finnish): Cyrillic

Definitions

  1. Cyrillic

Ancestry of “kyrillinen”, step by step

kyrillinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek Κύριλλος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
2Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal

via Finnish inen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishinen—
Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →