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- — to break, tear.

řezat (Czech): to cut; to saw

Definitions

  1. to cut; to saw

Ancestry of “řezat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechřězatito cut
2Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

Words derived from “řezat”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →