Where does “řecký” come from?

řecký (Czech) comes from Czech Řek, from Old Czech Hřěk, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

řecký (Czech): Greek

Definitions

Greek

Ancestry of “řecký”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Czech	Řek	Greek
2	Old Czech	Hřěk	Greek person
3	Latin	Graecus	Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “řecký”

řeckořímský
řečtina
řeckokatolický
starořecký
novořečtina
starořečtina
řečtinář

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