Where does “poljkka” come from?
poljkka (Ingrian) comes from Russian полька, from Polish półka, 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.
poljkka (Ingrian): polka
Definitions
- polka
Ancestry of “poljkka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | полька | female Pole, Polish girl or woman; polka |
| 2 | Polish | półka | shelf |
| 3 | Czech | Polka | female Pole |
| 4 | Czech | půlka | half; cheek |
| 5 | Czech | půl | half |
| 6 | Old Czech | pól | half |
| 7 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |