Where does “церковник” come from?

церковник (Russian) comes from Russian це́рковь, 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.

церковник (Russian): cleric

Definitions

  1. cleric

Ancestry of “церковник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianце́рковьchurch
2Old East Slavicцьркꙑchurch
3Proto-Slaviccьrkychurch
4Old High Germankirihhachurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →