Where does “igrek” come from?
igrek (Polish) comes from Russian игрек, from French i grec, from Latin i graeca — A name of the letter "Y".
igrek (Polish): the letter Y ; wye
Ancestry of “igrek”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | игрек | The Roman letter Y, y; Yankee |
| 2 | French | i grec | The name of the Latin-script letter Y; Synonym of... |
| 3 | Latin | i graeca | A name of the letter "Y" |