Where does “грек” come from?
грек (Mongolian) comes from Russian грек, 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.
грек (Mongolian): Greek, Grecian
Ancestry of “грек”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Russian | грек | Greek |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | грькъ | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | graecus | Greek |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Γραικός | Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | γραῖα | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |