Where does “се́чь” come from?

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

се́чь (Russian): to cut (up), to chop, to hew, to slash to pieces; to cleave

Definitions

  1. to cut (up), to chop, to hew, to slash to pieces; to cleave

Ancestry of “се́чь”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “се́чь”

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