Where does “Polka” come from?

Polka (Czech) comes from Czech půlka, from Czech půl, from Old Czech pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Polka (Czech): female Pole

Definitions

  1. female Pole

Ancestry of “Polka”, step by step

Polka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech půlka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechpůlkahalf; cheek
2Czechpůlhalf
3Old Czechpólhalf
4Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Czech Polák

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechPolákPole
2Old CzechPoľák—

Words derived from “Polka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →