Where does “cerkiew” come from?

cerkiew (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic cьrky, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

cerkiew (Polish): Orthodox church

Definitions

  1. Orthodox church

Ancestry of “cerkiew”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cerkiew”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →