Where does “poli” come from?

poli (Latvian) comes from Latvian polis, from Polish polak, from Polish pole, from Old Polish pole, from Proto-Slavic pȍľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

poli (Latvian): vocative singular form of polis; accusative...

Definitions

  1. vocative singular form of polis; accusative...

Ancestry of “poli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianpolisa Pole, a Polish man, a man born in Poland;...
2PolishpolakPolish language
3Polishpolefield; outside; area
4Old Polishpolefield
5Proto-Slavicpȍľefield
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍľe →Every word from Old Polish pole →