Etymology Explorer › Polish

Where does “chłop” come from?

chłop (Polish) comes from Old Polish chłop, from Proto-Slavic xolpъ.

chłop (Polish): peasant; farmer; guy, man

Definitions

  1. peasant; farmer; guy, man

Ancestry of “chłop”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishchłop—
2Proto-Slavicxolpъ—
Every word from Proto-Slavic xolpъ →