Where does “kirkkokirja” come from?

kirkkokirja (Ingrian) 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.

kirkkokirja (Ingrian): scripture

Definitions

  1. scripture

Ancestry of “kirkkokirja”, step by step

kirkkokirja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian kirkko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankirkkochurch
2Old Saxonkirikachurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Ingrian kirja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingriankirjabook
2Proto-Finnickirjadecoration, carving, pattern
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →