Where does “ополчение” come from?

ополчение (Russian) comes 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.

ополчение (Russian): militia, home guard, territorial army; levy

Definitions

  1. militia, home guard, territorial army; levy

Ancestry of “ополчение”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianополчи́тьto arm someone to fight in a war or conflict
2Russianполкregiment
3Old East Slavicпълъкъ—
4Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
5Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “ополчение”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →
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