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Where does “Polanski” come from?

Polanski is an English adoption of the Polish surname Polański, derived from Polish adjective forms indicating origin from Polanów or similar place names.

Ancestry of “Polanski”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPolański—
2Polishpolana—
3Proto-Slavic*poľana—

Words derived from “Polanski”

  • Polanskian
Every word from Proto-Slavic *poľana →