Where does “рѣзати” come from?

рѣзати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

рѣзати (Old Church Slavonic): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “рѣзати”, 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

Words derived from “рѣзати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →