Where does “Kurzela” come from?

Kurzela (Polish) comes from Polish kura, from Proto-Slavic kura, from Proto-Slavic -a, from Proto-Indo-European -ōd.

Ancestry of “Kurzela”, step by step

Kurzela traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish kura

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkurahen; genitive/accusative singular of kur
2Proto-Slavickurahen
3Proto-Slavic-aid
4Proto-Indo-European-ōd—

via Polish kurzyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkurzyćto raise dust; to smoke
2Proto-Slavickuritito smoke
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōd →Every word from Proto-Slavic -a →Every word from Proto-Slavic kura →