Where does “cesna” come from?
cesna (Old Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kertsnā, from Proto-Indo-European kért-s-nh₂, from Proto-Indo-European skert-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “cesna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Italic | kertsnā | meal |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kért-s-nh₂ | portion |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skert- | to cut |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |