Where does “polcovnicesc” come from?

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

polcovnicesc (Romanian): colonel

Definitions

  1. colonel

Ancestry of “polcovnicesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpolcovniccolonel
2Russianполко́вникcolonel
3Polishpułkownikcolonel
4Polishpułkregiment
5Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
6Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →