Where does “ополченец” come from?

ополченец (Russian) comes from Russian ополчение, from Russian ополчи́ть, from Russian полк, from Old East Slavic пълъкъ, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

ополченец (Russian): militiaman, militia member

Definitions

  1. militiaman, militia member

Ancestry of “ополченец”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianополчениеmilitia, home guard, territorial army; levy
2Russianополчи́тьto arm someone to fight in a war or conflict
3Russianполкregiment
4Old East Slavicпълъкъ—
5Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
6Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →