Where does “polska” come from?

polska (Polish) comes from Old Polish Polska, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

polska (Polish): feminine nominative/vocative singular of polski

Definitions

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of polski

Ancestry of “polska”, step by step

polska traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Polish Polska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old PolishPolskaPoland
2Proto-Slavicpoľefield
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat

via Proto-Slavic pȍľe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpȍľefield

via Proto-Slavic poľane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicpoľane—

Words derived from “polska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Old Polish Polska →