Where does “Polonia” come from?

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

Polonia (Medieval Latin): Poland

Definitions

  1. Poland

Ancestry of “Polonia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
2Proto-Slavicpoľane—
3Proto-Slavicpoľefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

Words derived from “Polonia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľane →
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