Where does “przeciwskurczowy” come from?

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

przeciwskurczowy (Polish): antispasmodic

Definitions

  1. antispasmodic

Ancestry of “przeciwskurczowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskurczowysystole, systolic
2Polishskurczspasm; cramp; second-person singular imperative...
3Polishskurczyćto shrink
4Polishkurczyćto shrink, to contract
5Proto-Slavickъrčitito contort, to twist, to writhe
Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti →Every word from Polish kurczyć →Every word from Polish skurczyć →