Where does “orkowy” come from?

orkowy (Polish) comes from Polish ork, from English orc, from Italian Orco, from Latin orcus, from Ancient Greek ὅρκος, from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- — to emend, make good, recompense.

orkowy (Polish): orc

Definitions

  1. orc

Ancestry of “orkowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishorkorc
2EnglishorcAny of several large, ferocious sea creatures,...
3ItalianOrcoOrcus
4Latinorcusunderworld; afterlife
5Ancient Greekὅρκοςthe object by which one swears, the witness of an...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanserḱ-to emend, make good, recompense
Every word from Proto-Indo-European serḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ὅρκος →Every word from Latin orcus →