Where does “krokodyli” come from?

krokodyli (Polish) comes from Polish krokodyl, from Latin crocodīlus, from Ancient Greek κροκόδειλος, from Ancient Greek κρόκη, from Ancient Greek κρέκω, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

krokodyli (Polish): crocodile

Definitions

crocodile

Ancestry of “krokodyli”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Polish	krokodyl	crocodile
2	Latin	crocodīlus	A crocodile
3	Ancient Greek	κροκόδειλος	lizard; crocodile; A fallacy of the sophists
4	Ancient Greek	κρόκη	thread which is passed between the threads of the...
5	Ancient Greek	κρέκω	to weave
6	Proto-Indo-European	kreḱ-	to weave

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek κρέκω →Every word from Ancient Greek κρόκη →