Where does “Polska” come from?
Polska (Polish) comes from Old Polish Polska, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
Polska (Polish): Poland
Ancestry of “Polska”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | Polska | Poland |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | poľe | field |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |
Words derived from “Polska”