Where does “обре́зать” come from?
обре́зать (Russian) comes from Russian ре́зать, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.
обре́зать (Russian): to cut off, to clip, to pare, to trim, to prune, to square
Definitions
- to cut off, to clip, to pare, to trim, to prune, to square
Ancestry of “обре́зать”, step by step
обре́зать traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian ре́зать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | ре́зать | to cut |
| 2 | Russian | -е́ц | er, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons) |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -ьcь | Forms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from... |
| 4 | Lithuanian | -ikas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iḱos | -y, -ic |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |