Where does “폴로늄” come from?

폴로늄 (Korean) comes from English polonium, from New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia, from Polish Polanie, from Proto-Slavic poľane, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

폴로늄 (Korean): polonium

Definitions

  1. polonium

Ancestry of “폴로늄”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpoloniumA rare, highly radioactive chemical element with...
2New Latinpoloniumpolonium
3Medieval LatinPoloniaPoland
4PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
5Proto-Slavicpoľane—
6Proto-Slavicpoľefield
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľane →