Where does “polak” come from?

polak (Polish) comes from Polish pole, from Old Polish pole, from Proto-Slavic pȍľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

polak (Polish): Polish language

Definitions

  1. Polish language

Ancestry of “polak”, step by step

polak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish pole

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpolefield; outside; area
2Old Polishpolefield
3Proto-Slavicpȍľefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Proto-Slavic poľe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpoľefield

Words derived from “polak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍľe →Every word from Old Polish pole →