Where does “сјекирица” come from?
сјекирица (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian сјекира, from Proto-Slavic sěkyra, from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
сјекирица (Serbo-Croatian): hatchet, a small axe
Ancestry of “сјекирица”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | сјекира | axe |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěkyra | — |
| 3 | Latin | secūris | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |