Murcki

Polish pl: thumb|Murcki Etymology Most likely from pl murcek grimy, dirty person in the Silesian dialect referring to the local coal miners because the mine did not have a bathhouse. Also possibly from pl umurckany umurckane dirty (also Silesian) in reference to a legend in which children brought home coal from a forest and their mother—who was angered by the coal dirt—threw it into the fire leading to the discovery of coal as a source of heat. Pronunciation Proper noun nv-p pl district city/Katowice c/Poland Murcki Declension p Derived terms pl adjective murckowski Further reading