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Polish word kurwa comes from the Proto-Slavic word *kury (whore), which itself has contested origins: some believe it comes from the Proto-Indo-European *keh₂- (desire, wish) while others see a relation with *kurъ (cock, rooster)

*keh₂- (Proto-Indo-European)

To desire, wish.

*keh₂ros (Proto-Indo-European)

Loved.

*kurъ (Proto-Slavic)

Cock, rooster.

*kury (Proto-Slavic)

Whore.

kurwa (Polish)

(vulgar) fuck!, shit!, damn!. (vulgar) used as filler. (vulgar) used as intensifier (offensive, vulgar) whore, slut, bitch; term of abuse for women. (vulgar) prostitute.

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