Where does “Pólak” come from?

Pólak (Lower Sorbian) comes from Polish polak, from Polish pole, from Old Polish pole, from Proto-Slavic pȍľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Pólak (Lower Sorbian): Pole

Definitions

  1. Pole

Ancestry of “Pólak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishpolakPolish language
2Polishpolefield; outside; area
3Old Polishpolefield
4Proto-Slavicpȍľefield
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍľe →Every word from Old Polish pole →
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