Where does “sark” come from?

sark (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian zerke, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

sark (North Frisian): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “sark”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianzerke—
2Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
3Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
4Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
5Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →