Where does “Pulk” come from?

Pulk (German) comes from Polish pułk, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

Pulk (German): an unorganized group of people, typically between...

Definitions

  1. an unorganized group of people, typically between...

Ancestry of “Pulk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpułkregiment
2Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →