Where does “це́рковь” come from?

це́рковь (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic цьркꙑ, from Proto-Slavic cьrky, from Old High German kirihha, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

це́рковь (Russian): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “це́рковь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicцьркꙑchurch
2Proto-Slaviccьrkychurch
3Old High Germankirihhachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “це́рковь”

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →