Where does “Rzeźnik” come from?

Rzeźnik (Polish) comes from Polish rzezać, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

Rzeźnik (Polish): butcher

Definitions

  1. butcher

Ancestry of “Rzeźnik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrzezaćto cut; to carve, to sculpt
2Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

Words derived from “Rzeźnik”

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