Where does “görög” come from?

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

görög (Hungarian): Greek, Grecian; Greek; to roll

Definitions

  1. Greek, Grecian; Greek; to roll

Ancestry of “görög”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
2Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
3Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “görög”

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