Where does “отсечь” come from?

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

отсечь (Russian): to cut off, to chop off, to sever

Definitions

  1. to cut off, to chop off, to sever

Ancestry of “отсечь”, 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 “отсечь”

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