Where does “tsjerkûle” come from?

tsjerkûle (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian tsjerke, from Old Frisian tzirke, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

tsjerkûle (West Frisian): barn owl, owl of the genus Tyto

Definitions

  1. barn owl, owl of the genus Tyto

Ancestry of “tsjerkûle”, step by step

tsjerkûle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian tsjerke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiantsjerkechurch
2Old Frisiantzirke—
3Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
4Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
5Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
6Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via West Frisian ûle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianûleowl
2Old Frisianūle—
3Proto-West Germanic*uwwulāowl
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →