Where does “gierka” come from?

gierka (Polish) comes from Polish gra, from Old Polish igra, from Proto-Slavic jьgra, from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ.

Ancestry of “gierka”, step by step

gierka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish gra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishgraplay; game; third-person singular present...
2Old Polishigra—
3Proto-Slavicjьgraplay, game
4Proto-Balto-Slavicígrāˀ—

via Hungarian gyermek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariangyermekchild

Words derived from “gierka”

Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic ígrāˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьgra →Every word from Old Polish igra →