Where does “obrzezywać” come from?

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

obrzezywać (Polish): to circumcise

Definitions

  1. to circumcise

Ancestry of “obrzezywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishobrzezaćto circumcise
2Polishrzezaćto cut; to carve, to sculpt
3Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →