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
Ancestry of “폴로늄”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | polonium | A rare, highly radioactive chemical element with... |
| 2 | New Latin | polonium | polonium |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | Polonia | Poland |
| 4 | Polish | Polanie | Poles; field-dwellers |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | poľane | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | poľe | field |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |