Where does “поклон” come from?
поклон (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic поклонъ, from Proto-Slavic *poklonъ, from Proto-Slavic klonъ, from Proto-Indo-European -nós — Creates verbal adjectives from roots.
поклон (Russian): bow; regards
Ancestry of “поклон”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | поклонъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | *poklonъ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | klonъ | offset, protrusion; slope; branch, twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -nós | Creates verbal adjectives from roots |