Where does “zarżeć” come from?

zarżeć (Polish) comes from Polish rzec, from Old Polish rzec, from Proto-Slavic reťi — to say.

zarżeć (Polish): to neigh

Definitions

  1. to neigh

Ancestry of “zarżeć”, step by step

zarżeć traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish rzec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrzecto say
2Old Polishrzecto speak, to say, to tell
3Proto-Slavicreťito say

via Old Polish zarzec

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzarzecto forfeit

Words derived from “zarżeć

Every word from Proto-Slavic reťiEvery word from Old Polish rzecEvery word from Polish rzec