Where does “skurczypałka” come from?

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

Ancestry of “skurczypałka”, step by step

skurczypałka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish skurczyć

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishskurczyćto shrink
2Polishkurczyćto shrink, to contract
3Proto-Slavickъrčitito contort, to twist, to writhe

via Polish pałka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpałkacudgel, club
2Proto-Slavicpalъkacane, stick
Every word from Proto-Slavic kъrčiti →Every word from Polish kurczyć →Every word from Polish skurczyć →