Where does “görgők” come from?
görgők (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian görgő, from Hungarian görög, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.
Ancestry of “görgők”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | görgő | caster, castor, trundle, roller undriven wheel |
| 2 | Hungarian | görög | Greek, Grecian; Greek; to roll |
| 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 |