Where does “полка” come from?

полка (Even) comes from Russian по́лка, from Proto-Slavic *polъka — shelf.

полка (Even): shelf

Definitions

  1. shelf

Ancestry of “полка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпо́лкаshelf
2Proto-Slavic*polъkashelf
Every word from Proto-Slavic *polъka →Every word from Russian по́лка →
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