Where does “Grek” come from?

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

Grek (Polish): Greek; person of Greek nationality

Definitions

Greek; person of Greek nationality

Ancestry of “Grek”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Polish	Grek	—
2	Latin	Graecus	Greek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3	Ancient Greek	Γραικός	Greek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4	Ancient Greek	γραῖα	Graea, Boeotia; Greece
5	Proto-Indo-European	ǵerh₂-	to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Grek”

grekokatolik
grekokatolicyzm
grekokatolicki
grekokatoliczka

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →