Where does “пол” come from?
пол (Bulgarian) comes from Old Church Slavonic полъ, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
пол (Bulgarian): sex, gender
Definitions
- sex, gender
Ancestry of “пол”, step by step
пол traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Church Slavonic полъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Church Slavonic | полъ | half; gender, sex |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |
via Romanian pol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | pol | — |