Where does “Kurc” come from?

Kurc (Polish) comes from Polish Kurcz, from Polish kurczyć, from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti — to contort, to twist, to writhe.

Ancestry of “Kurc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishKurczspasm
2Polishkurczyćto shrink, to contract
3Proto-Slavickъrčitito contort, to twist, to writhe
Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti →Every word from Polish kurczyć →Every word from Polish Kurcz →