Where does “вожкыр” come from?

вожкыр (Udmurt) comes from Udmurt кыр, from Proto-Permic *ku̇r, from Proto-Uralic karke, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

вожкыр (Udmurt): green woodpecker

Definitions

  1. green woodpecker

Ancestry of “вожкыр”, step by step

вожкыр traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Udmurt кыр

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtкырwild, savage, uncivilized
2Proto-Permic*ku̇rcliff
3Proto-Uralickarke
4Old Saxonkirikachurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via Udmurt вож

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Udmurtвожgreen
2Livonianvežwater
3Proto-Finnicwiša
4Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν
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