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- — to break, tear.

řízek (Czech): cutlet; escalope; cutting

Definitions

  1. cutlet; escalope; cutting

Ancestry of “řízek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechřezatto cut; to saw
2Old Czechřězatito 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 →