Where does “поляк” come from?
поляк (Ukrainian) comes from Polish polak, from Polish pole, from Old Polish pole, from Proto-Slavic pȍľe, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂- — flat.
поляк (Ukrainian): Pole
Ancestry of “поляк”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | polak | — |
| 2 | Polish | pole | field; outside; area |
| 3 | Old Polish | pole | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | pȍľe | field |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₂- | flat |