Where does “засе́чь” come from?

засе́чь (Russian) comes from Russian се́чь, from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

засе́чь (Russian): to notch

Definitions

  1. to notch

Ancestry of “засе́чь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianсе́чьto cut (up), to chop, to hew, to slash to pieces; to cleave
2Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “засе́чь”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →Every word from Russian се́чь →