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Where does “кирка” come from?

кирка (Russian) comes from Koine Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios.

кирка (Russian): pickaxe; Lutheran church

Definitions

  1. pickaxe; Lutheran church

Ancestry of “кирка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Koine Greekκυριακόν—
2Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
3Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →