Where does “kyrka” come from?

kyrka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish kyrkia, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English ċiriċe, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

kyrka (Swedish): a church

Definitions

  1. a church

Ancestry of “kyrka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishkyrkiachurch Christian house of worship
2Old Norsekirkjachurch
3Old Englishċiriċechurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

Words derived from “kyrka”

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