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Polonne
Polonne comes from Ukrainian полонина ‘mountain pasture, mountain meadow, mountain…’, from Proto-Slavic *polninà ‘barren highlands, plateau’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*polh₂-no-sreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*palˀnasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*pȏlnъ‘without growth on it, barren, fruitless’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*polninà‘barren highlands, plateau’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernполонинаpolonyna‘mountain pasture, mountain meadow, mountain clearing’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernПоло́ннеPolónne
- EnglishtodayPolonne
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*polh₂-no-sreconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*palˀnasreconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*pȏlnъ‘without growth on it, barren, fruitless’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*polninà‘barren highlands, plateau’reconstructed
- Ukrainianmodernполонинаpolonyna‘mountain pasture, mountain meadow, mountain clearing’
- Ukrainian, derivedmodernПоло́ннеPolónne
- EnglishtodayPolonne
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’
field, explain, floor, plane, plain, explanation, palm, clan, archipelago, explanatory, playa, fluke, placenta, planar, parma, esplanade, placate, plantar, implacable, pelagic, palatine, flounder, lech, flay, veld, llano, planta, purdah, floe, 50 more
Today it means
name A city in Khmelnytskyi Oblast, in western Ukraine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- / Polonne