Where does “polen” come from?
polen (Turkish) comes from French pollen, from Latin pollen, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.
polen (Turkish): pollen
Ancestry of “polen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | pollen | pollen |
| 2 | Latin | pollen | flour, fine flour, milldust; fine powder dust |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |