Where does “Kirkjuvágr” come from?

Kirkjuvágr (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

Ancestry of “Kirkjuvágr”, step by step

Kirkjuvágr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse kirkja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekirkjachurch
2Old Englishċiriċechurch
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Old Norse vágr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevágrocean, sea; inlet, bay
2Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →