Where does “Polònia” come from?

Polònia (Catalan) comes from Medieval Latin Polonia, from Polish Polanie, from Proto-Slavic poľane, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Polònia (Catalan): Poland

Definitions

  1. Poland

Ancestry of “Polònia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval LatinPoloniaPoland
2PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
3Proto-Slavicpoľane—
4Proto-Slavicpoľefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “Polònia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľane →