Where does “cyrylica” come from?

cyrylica (Polish) comes from Polish Cyryl, from Late Latin Cyrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.

cyrylica (Polish): Cyrillic

Definitions

  1. Cyrillic

Ancestry of “cyrylica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishCyryl—
2Late LatinCyrillus—
3Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
4Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal
Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Late Latin Cyrillus →