Where does “sieczeń” come from?

sieczeń (Old Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic *sěčьňь, from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sieczeń (Old Polish): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “sieczeń”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*sěčьňьFebruary; January
2Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →Every word from Proto-Slavic *sěčьňь →