Where does “skurczowy” come from?
skurczowy (Polish) comes from Polish skurcz, from Polish skurczyć, from Polish kurczyć, from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti — to contort, to twist, to writhe.
skurczowy (Polish): systole, systolic
Ancestry of “skurczowy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | skurcz | spasm; cramp; second-person singular imperative... |
| 2 | Polish | skurczyć | to shrink |
| 3 | Polish | kurczyć | to shrink, to contract |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kъrčiti | to contort, to twist, to writhe |
Words derived from “skurczowy”