Where does “karkołomny” come from?

karkołomny (Polish) comes from Polish kark, from Proto-Uralic karke, from Old Saxon kirika, from Proto-West Germanic kirikā, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν, from Ancient Greek Κύριος, from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios — lord, master.

karkołomny (Polish): extremely difficult, bordering on dangerous

Definitions

  1. extremely difficult, bordering on dangerous

Ancestry of “karkołomny”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkarknape
2Proto-Uralickarke—
3Old Saxonkirikachurch
4Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
5Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
6Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
7Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →