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Where does “Polainn” come from?

Polainn (Irish) comes from Polish Polanie, from Proto-Slavic poľane, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Polainn (Irish): Poland

Definitions

  1. Poland

Ancestry of “Polainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
2Proto-Slavicpoľane—
3Proto-Slavicpoľefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “Polainn”

  • Polainnis
  • Polannach
  • polannach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →