Where does “polca” come from?

polca (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian polc, from Ukrainian полк, from Russian полк, from Old East Slavic пълъкъ, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

polca (Hungarian): third-person singular single-possession...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular single-possession...

Ancestry of “polca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungarianpolcshelf
2Ukrainianполкregiment
3Russianполкregiment
4Old East Slavicпълъкъ—
5Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
6Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →