Polish karzeł

← Proto-Germanic *karilaz (derived)

← Proto-Germanic *karaz (mention)

← Middle High German karl (borrowed)

← Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (derived)

→ English churl (cognate)

→ Polish karli (affix)

→ Polish karlica (suffix)

→ Polish karzełek (suffix)

→ Polish karleć (suffix)

→ Russian карлик (mention)