Where does “Gȓk” come from?

Gȓk (Slovene) comes 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.

Gȓk (Slovene): Greek (male person)

Definitions

  1. Greek (male person)

Ancestry of “Gȓk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-SlavicgrьkъGreek
2LatinGraecusGreek, Grecian, of or pertaining to the Greek...
3Ancient GreekΓραικόςGreek; a Graecian, a member of an ancient...
4Ancient GreekγραῖαGraea, Boeotia; Greece
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature

Words derived from “Gȓk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂-Every word from Ancient Greek γραῖαEvery word from Ancient Greek Γραικός
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