Where does “کلیسیا” come from?

کلیسیا (Urdu) comes from Persian کلیسا, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

کلیسیا (Urdu): the Church; the combined Christian community

Definitions

  1. the Church; the combined Christian community

Ancestry of “کلیسیا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکلیساchurch
2Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία →