Where does “pääsiäiskirkko” come from?
pääsiäiskirkko (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.
pääsiäiskirkko (Finnish): church service held on Easter
Definitions
- church service held on Easter
Ancestry of “pääsiäiskirkko”, step by step
pääsiäiskirkko 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 pääsiäinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pääsiäinen | Easter |
| 2 | Finnish | päästä | to get to, reach, arrive at/in; to get to go, be... |
| 3 | Finnish | pää | head; end, tip |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pää | head |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | päŋe | head |