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
Ancestry of “szekerce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | śekirica | hatchet, a small axe |
| 2 | Serbo-Croatian | śekira | axe |
| 3 | Serbo-Croatian | sjekira | axe |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | sěkyra | — |
| 5 | Latin | secūris | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “szekerce”