Where does “kirkkostaarosta” come from?

kirkkostaarosta (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.

kirkkostaarosta (Ingrian): churchwarden

Definitions

  1. churchwarden

Ancestry of “kirkkostaarosta”, step by step

kirkkostaarosta 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 staarosta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianstaarostaelder
2Russianста́ростаchurchwarden
3Proto-Slavic*starosta—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →