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

Definitions

  1. hatchet, a small axe

Ancestry of “сјекирица”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianсјекираaxe
2Proto-Slavicsěkyraaxe
3Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěkyra →