Where does “pułkownik” come from?

pułkownik (Polish) comes from Polish pułk, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

pułkownik (Polish): colonel

Definitions

  1. colonel

Ancestry of “pułkownik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpułkregiment
2Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “pułkownik”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →
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