Where does “kirike” come from?

kirike (Shona) comes from Afrikaans kerk, from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

kirike (Shona): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kirike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskerkchurch
2Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
3Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
4Middle Dutchmisurine
Every word from Middle Dutch mis →