Where does “πόλις” come from?

πόλις (Byzantine Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.

πόλις (Byzantine Greek): in the City; city; a whole country, as dependent...

Definitions

  1. in the City; city; a whole country, as dependent...

Ancestry of “πόλις”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
2Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “πόλις”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis →Every word from Proto-Hellenic ptólis →