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Where does “řízek” come from?

řízek (Czech) comes from Czech řezat, from Old Czech řězati, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ-.

řízek (Czech): cutlet; escalope; cutting

Definitions

  1. cutlet; escalope; cutting

Ancestry of “řízek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechřezatto cut; to saw
2Old Czechřězati—
3Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźtei—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →