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

  1. a Cyrillic character, Cyrillic alphabet

Ancestry of “키릴문자”, step by step

키릴문자 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Korean 키릴

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean키릴Kirill, Kiril a Slavic male name
2RussianКири́ллSaint Cyril apostle to the Slavs and inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet, which served as the basis for the Cyrillic alphabet
3Ancient GreekΚύριλλος
4Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal

via Korean 문자

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Korean문자letter, character, alphabet; phrase, passage;...
Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριλλοςEvery word from Russian Кири́лл
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