Where does “odřezek” come from?

odřezek (Czech) comes from Czech rez, from Lower Sorbian rež, from Proto-Slavic rъžь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís — rye.

odřezek (Czech): cutting, edging (a piece created by cutting it from something larger)

Definitions

  1. cutting, edging (a piece created by cutting it from something larger)

Ancestry of “odřezek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechrezrust
2Lower Sorbianrežrye
3Proto-Slavicrъžьrye
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rugísrye
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rugís →Every word from Proto-Slavic rъžь →Every word from Lower Sorbian rež →