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

пресећи traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian се̏ћи

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсе̏ћиto cut, chop, chip, hew
2Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Serbo-Croatian пре

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianпреbefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian се̏ћи →