Where does “кирилиця” come from?

кирилиця (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian иця.

кирилиця (Ukrainian): Kirillitsa, Cyrillic alphabet

Definitions

  1. Kirillitsa, Cyrillic alphabet

Ancestry of “кирилиця”, step by step

кирилиця traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian иця

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianиця

via Ukrainian Кири́л

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UkrainianКири́л
Every word from Ukrainian иця