Where does “порезати” come from?

порезати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian резати, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

порезати (Serbo-Croatian): to cut

Definitions

  1. to cut

Ancestry of “порезати”, step by step

порезати traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian резати

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianрезатиto cut; to carve, engrave; to trim
2Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

via Serbo-Croatian по

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпоhalf; for; over, through, across, in, on
2Proto-Slavicpoafter; by; at
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂póoff, away
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epofrom, off, back; off, away; off, from
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →