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Where does “sěkyra” come from?

sěkyra (Proto-Slavic) comes from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Ancestry of “sěkyra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecūris—
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “sěkyra”

  • śekira
  • sjekira
  • sjekirica
  • śekirica
  • сјекирица
  • sekira
  • sekirica
  • сјекира
  • szekerce
  • szekercék
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →