Where does “tsjerke” come from?

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

tsjerke (West Frisian): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “tsjerke”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tsjerke

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúriosEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚύριοςEvery word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν