Where does “Polainnis” come from?

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

Polainnis (Irish): the Polish language

Definitions

  1. the Polish language

Ancestry of “Polainnis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishPolainnPoland
2PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
3Proto-Slavicpoľane—
4Proto-Slavicpoľefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľane →