Where does “заполярный” come from?
заполярный (Russian) comes from Russian Заполя́рье, from Russian полярный, from Latin polāris, from Latin polus, from Ancient Greek πόλος, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.
заполярный (Russian): polar, Arctic referring specifically to location beyond the Arctic Circle
Definitions
- polar, Arctic referring specifically to location beyond the Arctic Circle