CIAK - from ciakać (dialectic for ciachać) to strike, hit, jab, stab Ancestral nest in the Tarnobrzeg area of former Galicja (pre-1918 Austrian occupation zone).
Make sense. My great grandfather had had Austrian papers when he came over, but we were always considered Polish. Unfortunately, he did not allow Polish to be spoken in the house. Had to be American.
That was one of the poorest sections of Poland. Peasants mostly ate hearty soups and something (groats, potatoes, noodles, dumplings, root veggies, etc.) drizzled with pan drippings or oil. Chicken soup, meat, pierogi, gołąbki et al were mainly reserved for Sunday dinner or holidays.