Where does “пълкъ” come from?

пълкъ (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

пълкъ (Old East Slavic): troop, army, regiment

Definitions

  1. troop, army, regiment

Ancestry of “пълкъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
2Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “пълкъ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →