Where does “Γραικός” come from?

Γραικός (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Γραικός (Ancient Greek): Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...

Definitions

  1. Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...

Ancestry of “Γραικός”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Γραικός

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖα
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