Where does “cedzak” come from?

cedzak (Polish) comes from Polish cedzić, from Proto-Slavic cěditi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic skaistei, from Proto-Indo-European skéyd-sti, from Proto-Indo-European skeyd-, from Proto-Indo-European skey-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

cedzak (Polish): colander; strainer

Definitions

  1. colander; strainer

Ancestry of “cedzak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishcedzićto strain; to drawl
2Proto-Slaviccěditito strain, filter
3Proto-Balto-Slavicskaistei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskéyd-sti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanskeyd-to split, to divide
6Proto-Indo-Europeanskey-to split, to dissect
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European skeyd- →