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- Proto-Indo-European*ḱewh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱuh₁ryós
- Proto-Hellenic*kúrios
- Ancient Greekκῡ́ριος (kū́rios)
- Koine Greekκῡριακός (kūriakós)
- Koine Greekκῡρῐᾰκόν (kūrĭăkón)
- Proto-West Germanic*kirikā
- Old Englishċiriċe
- Old Norsekirkja
- Northern Middle Englishkirke
- Englishkirk
- English(Charlie) Kirk
- English todaykirkification
From Kirk + -ification, after Charlie Kirk, American political activist. This term sprang into popularity in 2025 after Charlie Kirk was assassinated.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.