Where does “полячить” come from?

полячить (Russian) comes from Russian поля́к, from Polish polak, from Polish pole, from Old Polish pole, from Proto-Slavic pȍľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.

полячить (Russian): to Polonise

Definitions

  1. to Polonise

Ancestry of “полячить”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianполя́кPole
2PolishpolakPolish language
3Polishpolefield; outside; area
4Old Polishpolefield
5Proto-Slavicpȍľefield
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- →Every word from Proto-Slavic pȍľe →Every word from Old Polish pole →
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