Where does “ополчи́ть” come from?
ополчи́ть (Russian) comes from Russian полк, from Old East Slavic пълъкъ, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
ополчи́ть (Russian): to arm someone to fight in a war or conflict
Definitions
- to arm someone to fight in a war or conflict