Where does “kirkkovers” come from?

kirkkovers (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.

kirkkovers (Ingrian): psalm, hymn

Definitions

  1. psalm, hymn

Ancestry of “kirkkovers”, step by step

kirkkovers 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 vers

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianverspoem, traditional song
2Proto-Finnicvircisong, poem
3Proto-Finnicvirti
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν
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