Where does “церковь” come from?
церковь (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.
церковь (Russian): church
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