Where does “przerżnąć” come from?

przerżnąć (Polish) comes from Old Polish przerznąć, from Proto-Slavic rьznǫti, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

przerżnąć (Polish): to split; to saw an oblong hole in something or to saw in half

Definitions

  1. to split; to saw an oblong hole in something or to saw in half

Ancestry of “przerżnąć”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishprzerznąćto cut through something
2Proto-Slavicrьznǫti—
3Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

Words derived from “przerżnąć”

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