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

Plural: *poľane

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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:
  • Polish: Polanin, Polanie 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