Where does “poloniu” come from?

poloniu (Romanian) comes from French polonium, from New Latin polonium, from Medieval Latin Polonia, from Polish Polanie, from Proto-Slavic poľane, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

poloniu (Romanian): polonium (chemical element)

Definitions

  1. polonium (chemical element)

Ancestry of “poloniu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpoloniumpolonium
2New Latinpoloniumpolonium
3Medieval LatinPoloniaPoland
4PolishPolaniePoles; field-dwellers
5Proto-Slavicpoľane—
6Proto-Slavicpoľefield
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľane →