Where does “kerki” come from?

kerki (Sranan Tongo) comes from Dutch kerk, from Dutch mis, from Middle Dutch mis — urine.

kerki (Sranan Tongo): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kerki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchkerkchurch, house of Christian worship; church,...
2Dutchmismass; wrong; missed, not a hit
3Middle Dutchmisurine

Words derived from “kerki

Every word from Middle Dutch mis
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