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Polski
Polski comes from Polish polski ‘Polish’, from Proto-Slavic *poľьskъ ‘field’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*poľe‘field’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*poľьskъ‘field’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernpolski
- Polishmodernsame form‘Polish’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Polski
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*pleh₂-‘flat’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*poľe‘field’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavic, derivedc. 400–900 CE*poľьskъ‘field’reconstructed
- Old Polishmodernpolski
- Polishmodernsame form‘Polish’
- Englishearliest quotation 2012Polski
Earliest quotation: 2012, Conor Kostick, Move: “'Da, is it? We don't speak Polski here, mate.'”
The story
Popular usage influenced by -ski.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- ‘flat’
field, floor, explain, plane, explanation, plain, palm, clan, archipelago, explanatory, playa, fluke, placenta, planar, parma, palatine, esplanade, flounder, placate, plantar, implacable, pelagic, lech, flay, veld, llano, floe, planta, purdah, 49 more
through Proto-Slavic *poľe ‘field’
Today it means
name Polish (language)
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- / Polski