Where does “резач” come from?

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

резач (Serbo-Croatian): cutter (person)

Definitions

  1. cutter (person)

Ancestry of “резач”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →