Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/poľaninъ

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

    From *poľe (field) +‎ *-janinъ.

    Noun

    *poľaninъ m

    1. field dweller

    Declension

    See also

    • *lęděninъ (wasteland dweller)
    • *boltěninъ (swamp dweller)
    • *gořaninъ (mountain dweller)
    • *polninьcъ (mountain dweller)

    Descendants

    • East Slavic:
      • Old East Slavic: полꙗнинъ (poljaninŭ), полꙗне pl (poljane)
        • Belarusian: паля́не pl (paljánje)
        • Russian: поля́нин (poljánin), поля́не pl (poljáne)
        • Ukrainian: поля́ни pl (poljány)
    • West Slavic:
      • Old Polish: Polanín
        • Polish: Polanin, Polanie pl
        • Middle Dutch: Polanen
        • Latin: Polonia (see there for further descendants)
        • Middle High German: Polen pl

    Further reading

    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “поляне”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “поляк”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “полька”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
    • Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “поляни”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka