Where does “сѣчи” come from?

сѣчи (Old East Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “сѣчи”, 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 →