Where does “Kerke” come from?

Kerke (Limburgish) comes from Limburgish Kerk, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Ancestry of “Kerke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LimburgishKerkchurch
2Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
3Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
4Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
5Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν
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