Where does “kurdupel” come from?

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

kurdupel (Polish): shorty, midget, shrimp

Definitions

  1. shorty, midget, shrimp

Ancestry of “kurdupel”, step by step

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