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Where does “cьrky” come from?

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

cьrky (Proto-Slavic): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “cьrky”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankirihha—
2Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
3Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
4Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
5Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—

Words derived from “cьrky”

  • церковь
  • cerkiew
  • црква
  • църква
  • црква
  • cirkev
  • царква
  • црькꙑ
  • cerkwja
  • carťai
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