Where does “kurko” come from?
kurko (Romani) comes from Byzantine Greek Κυριακή, from Ancient Greek ἡ Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα, from Ancient Greek κυριακή, from Ancient Greek Κυριακός, from Ancient Greek -ακός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
kurko (Romani): Sunday
Definitions
- Sunday
Ancestry of “kurko”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | Κυριακή | Sunday; Sunday, Lord's Day |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἡ Κυριακὴ ἡμέρα | the Lord's Day |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κυριακή | nominative/vocative singular feminine of κῡριακός |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Κυριακός | of the Lord |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ακός | -ic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |