Where does “kjȯrk” come from?

kjȯrk (Westrobothnian) comes from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

kjȯrk (Westrobothnian): church

Definitions

  1. church

Ancestry of “kjȯrk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
2Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
3Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
4Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →