Where does “řezivo” come from?

řezivo (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.

řezivo (Czech): saw/cut timber, lumber

Definitions

  1. saw/cut timber, lumber

Ancestry of “řezivo”, 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 →