Where does “키릴문자” come from?
키릴문자 (Korean) comes from Korean 키릴, from Russian Кири́лл, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.
키릴문자 (Korean): a Cyrillic character, Cyrillic alphabet
Definitions
- a Cyrillic character, Cyrillic alphabet
Ancestry of “키릴문자”, step by step
키릴문자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Korean 키릴
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 키릴 | Kirill, Kiril a Slavic male name |
| 2 | Russian | Кири́лл | Saint Cyril apostle to the Slavs and inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet, which served as the basis for the Cyrillic alphabet |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Κύριλλος | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κῡ́ριος | main; major; primary; principal |
via Korean 문자
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Korean | 문자 | letter, character, alphabet; phrase, passage;... |