Where does “polka” come from?

polka (French) comes 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.

polka (French): polka dance and music

Definitions

  1. polka dance and music

Ancestry of “polka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “polka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →
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