Where does “полевица” come from?

полевица (Russian) comes from Russian полево́й, from Russian по́ле, from Proto-Slavic poľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

полевица (Russian): bent, bentgrass

Definitions

  1. bent, bentgrass

Ancestry of “полевица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполево́йfield
2Russianпо́леfield, ground
3Proto-Slavicpoľefield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic poľe →Every word from Russian по́ле →