Where does “сѣщи” come from?

сѣщи (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

сѣщи (Old Church Slavonic): to hack, chop off; cut down; scratch, carve

Definitions

  1. to hack, chop off; cut down; scratch, carve

Ancestry of “сѣщи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →
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