Where does “poljo” come from?

poljo (Esperanto) comes from Polish polje, from Serbo-Croatian pȍlje, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

poljo (Esperanto): polje

Definitions

  1. polje

Ancestry of “poljo”, step by step

poljo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish polje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpoljepolje
2Serbo-Croatianpȍljefield
3Proto-Slavicpoľefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via English polje

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoljeAn extensive depression having a flat floor and...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Serbo-Croatian pȍlje →