Where does “ментовка” come from?

ментовка (Ukrainian) comes from Russian менто́вка, from Russian мент, from Polish menda, from Polish mendoweszka, from Polish -o-, from Old Polish -o-, from Proto-Slavic -o-.

ментовка (Ukrainian): place where police resides

Definitions

  1. place where police resides

Ancestry of “ментовка”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianменто́вкаplace where police resides, police station, cophouse
2Russianментcop
3Polishmendapubic louse; scum; scoundrel
4Polishmendoweszkacrab louse, pubic louse
5Polish-o-—
6Old Polish-o-—
7Proto-Slavic-o-—
Every word from Proto-Slavic -o- →Every word from Polish -o- →Every word from Old Polish -o- →