Where does “Czeka” come from?

Czeka (Polish) comes from Russian Чека́, from Russian ЧК, from Russian Всеросси́йская чрезвыча́йная коми́ссия — All-Russian Extraordinary Commission.

Czeka (Polish): Cheka

Definitions

  1. Cheka

Ancestry of “Czeka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЧека́—
2RussianЧКCheka forerunner of the KGB
3RussianВсеросси́йская чрезвыча́йная коми́ссияAll-Russian Extraordinary Commission
Every word from Russian Всеросси́йская чрезвыча́йная коми́ссия →Every word from Russian ЧК →Every word from Russian Чека́ →