Where does “grzech” come from?

grzech (Polish) comes from Polish Grzegorz, from Old Polish Grzegorz, from Latin Grēgorius, from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

grzech (Polish): sin

Definitions

  1. sin

Ancestry of “grzech”, step by step

grzech traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish Grzegorz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishGrzegorz—
2Old PolishGrzegorz—
3LatinGrēgorius—
4Ancient GreekΓρηγόριοςwatchful, vigilant
5Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via Proto-Slavic grěxъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicgrěxъsin

Words derived from “grzech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek Γρηγόριος →