Where did polish come from?

Ultimately, Polish is thought to descend from the unattested Proto-Slavic language. Polish was a lingua franca from 1500 to 1700 in Central and parts of Eastern Europe, because of the political, cultural, scientific and military influence of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.

What is the Polish l called?

Ł
Ł or ł, described in English as L with stroke, is a letter of the Polish, Kashubian, Sorbian, Belarusian Latin, Ukrainian Latin, Wymysorys, Navajo, Dëne Sųłıné, Inupiaq, Zuni, Hupa, Sm’álgyax, Nisga’a, and Dogrib alphabets, several proposed alphabets for the Venetian language, and the ISO 11940 romanization of the Thai …

What is the difference between Polish and Russian?

Russian- Polish were Polish in decent but ruled by Russian power. Polish territories changed hands so frequently during all of the wars, when our ancestors came to America.

Why are Polish ancetors called White Russians?

Polish territories changed hands so frequently during all of the wars, when our ancestors came to America. These types of Polish ancetors were called the “White Russian”, most of these types of ancestors were from Belrussia, which translates to “white russian”, and the surrounding areas. Hope this helps.

When did Poland change its official language to Russian?

After 1867 it was usually called ‘Vistula Land’. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistula_Land. and (from the link) “in the 1880s, the official language was changed to Russian, and Polish was banned both from official use and education”.

Were Your Polish ancestors ever labeled russianpolish?

PS: my polish ancestors were labeled as RussianPolish as well, still a big ol’ mystery after 4 yrs of stalking the Kopecki surname lol. I had the same thing happen. One of my distant cousins lived only miles from the old Galicja border, but even in the 1980s they were referred to by the locals as ‘Galony’.