Where does “częstoskurcz” come from?

częstoskurcz (Polish) comes from Polish skurcz, from Polish skurczyć, from Polish kurczyć, from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti — to contort, to twist, to writhe.

częstoskurcz (Polish): tachycardia

Definitions

  1. tachycardia

Ancestry of “częstoskurcz”, step by step

częstoskurcz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish skurcz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskurczspasm; cramp; second-person singular imperative...
2Polishskurczyćto shrink
3Polishkurczyćto shrink, to contract
4Proto-Slavickъrčitito contort, to twist, to writhe

via Polish częsty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczęstyfrequent
2Proto-Slavicčę̑stъdense, thick
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kimśtas—
Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti →Every word from Polish kurczyć →Every word from Polish skurczyć →