Where does “saksanpolkka” come from?

saksanpolkka (Finnish) comes from Finnish polkka, 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.

Ancestry of “saksanpolkka”, step by step

saksanpolkka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish polkka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpolkkapolka
2CzechPolkafemale Pole
3Czechpůlkahalf; cheek
4Czechpůlhalf
5Old Czechpólhalf
6Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
7Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate

via Finnish Saksa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSaksaGermany; German
2Old High GermanSahsoa Saxon
3Proto-West Germanicsahsōa Saxon
4Proto-Germanicsahsô—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Old Czech pól →