Where does “polcuță” come from?
polcuță (Romanian) comes from Romanian polcă, from Russian полька, from Polish półka, from Czech Polka, from Czech půlka, from Czech půl, from Old Czech pól, from Proto-Slavic polъ — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
polcuță (Romanian): small polka
Definitions
- small polka
Ancestry of “polcuță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | polcă | polka |
| 2 | Russian | полька | female Pole, Polish girl or woman; polka |
| 3 | Polish | półka | shelf |
| 4 | Czech | Polka | female Pole |
| 5 | Czech | půlka | half; cheek |
| 6 | Czech | půl | half |
| 7 | Old Czech | pól | half |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |