Where does “polka” come from?

polka (Danish) comes from Czech Polka, 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 (Danish): polka

Definitions

  1. polka

Ancestry of “polka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1CzechPolkafemale Pole
2Czechpůlkahalf; cheek
3Czechpůlhalf
4Old Czechpólhalf
5Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →