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): polka

Definitions

  1. polka

Ancestry of “polka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “polka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Old Czech pól →