Where does “szekerce” come from?

szekerce (Hungarian) comes from Serbo-Croatian śekirica, from Serbo-Croatian śekira, from Serbo-Croatian sjekira, from Proto-Slavic sěkyra, from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

szekerce (Hungarian): hatchet, axe, ax

Definitions

  1. hatchet, axe, ax

Ancestry of “szekerce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianśekiricahatchet, a small axe
2Serbo-Croatianśekiraaxe
3Serbo-Croatiansjekiraaxe
4Proto-Slavicsěkyraaxe
5Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “szekerce”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěkyra →