Where does “skurczyć” come from?

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

skurczyć (Polish): to shrink

Definitions

  1. to shrink

Ancestry of “skurczyć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishkurczyćto shrink, to contract
2Proto-Slavickъrčitito contort, to twist, to writhe

Words derived from “skurczyć”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti →Every word from Polish kurczyć →