Where does “Wielkopolska” come from?

Wielkopolska (Polish) comes from Polish wielki, from Old Polish wielki, from Proto-Slavic velikъ, from Proto-Slavic -ikъ — *nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

Wielkopolska (Polish): Greater Poland

Definitions

  1. Greater Poland

Ancestry of “Wielkopolska”, step by step

Wielkopolska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish wielki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishwielkibig, large; having large physical dimensions;...
2Old Polishwielkigreat, large
3Proto-Slavicvelikъgreat
4Proto-Slavic-ikъ*nožь → *nožikъ; *větrъ → *větrikъ; *listъ →...

via Polish polska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpolskafeminine nominative/vocative singular of polski
2Old PolishPolskaPoland
3Proto-Slavicpoľefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Slavic -ikъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic velikъ →Every word from Old Polish wielki →