Where does “sgür” come from?

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

sgür (Romansch): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “sgür”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →