Where does “rozkurczowy” come from?

rozkurczowy (Polish) comes from Polish rozkurcz, from Polish rozkurczyć, from Polish roz-, from Old Polish roz-, from Proto-Slavic orz- — dis-.

rozkurczowy (Polish): diastole, diastolic

Definitions

  1. diastole, diastolic

Ancestry of “rozkurczowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrozkurczdiastole
2Polishrozkurczyćto unclench
3Polishroz-Indicates movement apart, dissolution or undoing...
4Old Polishroz-indicates dissolution or undoing a process, dis
5Proto-Slavicorz-dis-
Every word from Proto-Slavic orz- →Every word from Polish roz- →Every word from Old Polish roz- →