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-.
Ancestry of “rzeźnik”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | rzezać | to cut; to carve, to sculpt |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | rězati | to cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *rḗˀźtei | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wreh₁ǵ- | — |