Where does “пол” come from?
пол (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic полъ, from Proto-Slavic polъ, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pelH- — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
пол (Russian): floor; sex, gender; short masculine singular of...
Definitions
- floor; sex, gender; short masculine singular of...
Ancestry of “пол”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | полъ | floor |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |