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Where does “řezat” come from?

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

řezat (Czech): to cut; to saw

Definitions

  1. to cut; to saw

Ancestry of “řezat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechřězati—
2Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-—

Words derived from “řezat”

  • řezník
  • řízek
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →