Where does “Polak” come from?

Polak (French) comes from Polish polak, from Polish pole, from Old Polish pole, from Proto-Slavic pȍľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Polak (French): Polack (person of Polish descent)

Definitions

  1. Polack (person of Polish descent)

Ancestry of “Polak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishpolakPolish language
2Polishpolefield; outside; area
3Old Polishpolefield
4Proto-Slavicpȍľefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍľe →Every word from Old Polish pole →