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

  1. polar, Arctic referring specifically to location beyond the Arctic Circle

Ancestry of “заполярный”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЗаполя́рьеthe Arctic region north of the
2Russianполярныйpolar
3Latinpolāris
4Latinpoluspole
5Ancient Greekπόλοςpivot, hinge, axis, pole; axis of the celestial...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Ancient Greek πόλοςEvery word from Latin polus