Where does “rzezać” come from?

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

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*rḗˀźteito cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

Words derived from “rzezać”

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