Where does “pełk” come from?

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

pełk (Old Polish): regiment

Definitions

  1. regiment

Ancestry of “pełk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
2Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →