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Where does “пресећи” come from?

пресећи (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian се̏ћи, from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

пресећи (Serbo-Croatian): to cut in two pieces; bisect; to take a shortcut

Definitions

  1. to cut in two pieces; bisect; to take a shortcut

Ancestry of “пресећи”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсе̏ћи—
2Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
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