Where does “Polska” come from?

Polska (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

Polska (Old Polish): Poland

Definitions

  1. Poland

Ancestry of “Polska”, step by step

Polska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic poľe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpoľefield
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Proto-Slavic poľьskъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpoľьskъfield

Words derived from “Polska”

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