Where does “резня” come from?

резня (Russian) comes from Russian ре́зать, from Russian -е́ц, from Proto-Slavic -ьcь, from Lithuanian -ikas, from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos — -y, -ic.

резня (Russian): massacre, bloodbath, slaughter; a vicious, bloody...

Definitions

  1. massacre, bloodbath, slaughter; a vicious, bloody...

Ancestry of “резня”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianре́затьto cut
2Russian-е́цer, -an, -ian (nominal suffix for agent nouns or nouns designating persons)
3Proto-Slavic-ьcьForms diminutives from nouns; Forms nouns from...
4Lithuanian-ikas—
5Proto-Indo-European-iḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -iḱos →Every word from Russian -е́ц →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьcь →