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Where does “obrzezać” come from?

obrzezać (Polish) comes from Polish rzezać, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ-.

obrzezać (Polish): to circumcise

Definitions

  1. to circumcise

Ancestry of “obrzezać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrzezaćto cut; to carve, to sculpt
2Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźtei—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →