Where does “кириллица” come from?

кириллица (Russian) comes from Russian Кири́лл, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος, from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος — main; major; primary; principal.

кириллица (Russian): Cyrillic alphabet

Definitions

  1. Cyrillic alphabet

Ancestry of “кириллица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianКири́ллSaint Cyril apostle to the Slavs and inventor of the Glagolitic alphabet, which served as the basis for the Cyrillic alphabet
2Ancient GreekΚύριλλος—
3Ancient Greekκῡ́ριοςmain; major; primary; principal

Words derived from “кириллица”

Every word from Ancient Greek κῡ́ριος →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος →Every word from Russian Кири́лл →