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Where does “сечь” come from?

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

Ancestry of “сечь”, step by step

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

Words derived from “сечь”

  • осекаться
  • осечься
  • пересечь
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