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Where does “polonijny” come from?

polonijny (Polish) comes from Polish Polonia, from Medieval Latin Polonia, from Polish Polanie, from Proto-Slavic poľane, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

polonijny (Polish): related to the Polish diaspora

Definitions

  1. related to the Polish diaspora

Ancestry of “polonijny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishPolonia—
2Medieval LatinPoloniaPoland
3PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
4Proto-Slavicpoľane—
5Proto-Slavicpoľefield
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →