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Where does “چېركاۋ” come from?

چېركاۋ (Uyghur) comes from Russian це́рковь, from Old East Slavic цьркꙑ, 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.

چېركاۋ (Uyghur): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “چېركاۋ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianце́рковьchurch
2Old East Slavicцьркꙑ—
3Proto-Slaviccьrkychurch
4Old High Germankirihha—
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrios—
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