Where does “Бі́ла Це́рква” come from?
Бі́ла Це́рква (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian це́рква, 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 — lord, master.
Ancestry of “Бі́ла Це́рква”, step by step
Бі́ла Це́рква traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ukrainian це́рква
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | це́рква | church |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | cьrky | church |
| 3 | Old High German | kirihha | church |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | kirikā | church |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κυριακόν | church |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Κύριος | Lord |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | *kúrios | lord, master |
via Ukrainian Бі́ла
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | Бі́ла | — |