Where does “polișoară” come from?

polișoară (Romanian) comes from Romanian poală, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.

Ancestry of “polișoară”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianpoalăhem; lap; foot
2Proto-Slavicpolъside, flank; half; member of a pair of options →...
3Proto-Indo-European(s)pelH-to split off, separate; to chop, to separate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- →Every word from Proto-Slavic polъ →Every word from Romanian poală →