Where does “skrętnik” come from?

skrętnik (Polish) comes from Polish Skręt, from Polish skręcić, from Polish kręcić, from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)-.

skrętnik (Polish): streptocarpus (any plant of the genus Streptocarpus)

Definitions

  1. streptocarpus (any plant of the genus Streptocarpus)

Ancestry of “skrętnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PolishSkrętturn
2Polishskręcićto twist, to curl
3Polishkręcićto twist; to twirl, spin, turn; to prevaricate
4Proto-Slavickrǫtitito turn, to twist, to twirl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrot(H)-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrot(H)- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krǫtiti →Every word from Polish kręcić →