Where does “Polabian” come from?

Polabian (English) comes from Proto-Slavic po, from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo — from, off, back; off, away; off, from.

Polabian (English): A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite...

Definitions

  1. A Polabian Slav; one of a number of Lechite...

Ancestry of “Polabian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂epo →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂pó →Every word from Proto-Slavic po →