Where does “rězaś” come from?

rězaś (Lower Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

rězaś (Lower Sorbian): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “rězaś”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
3Proto-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 →