Where does “kerk” come from?

kerk (Upper Sorbian) comes from Upper Sorbian -k, from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ, from Proto-Slavic -kъ, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

kerk (Upper Sorbian): shrub, bush

Definitions

  1. shrub, bush

Ancestry of “kerk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Upper Sorbian-kUsed to form diminutives of masculine nouns
2Proto-Slavic-ъkъForms diminutives from old u-stem nouns;...
3Proto-Slavic-kъDeverbal, forms token nouns; From expressive or...
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Slavic -kъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ъkъ →