Where does “грекъ” come from?

грекъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Church Slavonic грькъ, from Proto-Slavic grьkъ, from Latin Graecus, from Ancient Greek Γραικός, from Ancient Greek γραῖα, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “грекъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Church Slavonicгрькъ
2Proto-SlavicgrьkъGreek
3LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
4Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
5Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός