Where does “grikki” come from?

grikki (Faroese) comes 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.

grikki (Faroese): Greek

Definitions

  1. Greek

Ancestry of “grikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegrikkrthe Byzantine Greeks; a person travelling to...
2Old East Slavicгрькъ
3Vulgar LatingraecusGreek
4Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “grikki

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός
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