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Where does “rzezać” come from?

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

rzezać (Polish): to cut; to carve, to sculpt

Definitions

  1. to cut; to carve, to sculpt

Ancestry of “rzezać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźtei—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-—

Words derived from “rzezać”

  • rzezimieszek
  • obrzezać
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →