Where does “Grikkaland” come from?
Grikkaland (Faroese) comes from Faroese grikki, from Old Norse grikkr, from Old East Slavic грькъ, from Vulgar Latin graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “Grikkaland”, step by step
Grikkaland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Faroese grikki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Faroese | grikki | Greek |
| 2 | Old Norse | grikkr | the Byzantine Greeks; a person travelling to... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | грькъ | — |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | graecus | Greek |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | Graea, Boeotia; Greece |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |