Where does “полковник” come from?

полковник (Ukrainian) comes from Polish pułkownik, from Polish pułk, from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ, from Proto-Germanic fulką, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

полковник (Ukrainian): colonel

Definitions

  1. colonel

Ancestry of “полковник”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpułkownikcolonel
2Polishpułkregiment
3Proto-Slavicpъlkъtroop
4Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic fulką →Every word from Proto-Slavic pъlkъ →