Where does “резен” come from?

резен (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ре́жа, from Old Church Slavonic рѣзати, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

резен (Bulgarian): slice, cut

Definitions

  1. slice, cut

Ancestry of “резен”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianре́жаto cut, to slice to divide or separate something with a knife, blade, or sharp tool
2Old Church Slavonicрѣзатиto cut
3Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →