Where does “tzerke” come from?

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

Ancestry of “tzerke”, step by step

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