Where does “sekerka” come from?

sekerka (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian sekera, from Proto-Slavic sěkyra, from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “sekerka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiansekeraaxe
2Proto-Slavicsěkyraaxe
3Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěkyra →