Etymology

Polan

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Today it means: A surname. Full definition →

Proto-Slavic *poľe
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  1. Proto-Slavic · derived from*poľe“field, clearing”
  2. English todayPolan

From the Slavic habitational surname from Polyany in Belarus and Ukraine, from Proto-Slavic *poľe (“field, clearing”).

Words from the same roots

Proto-Slavic*poľe all →

polje

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