Where does “isjeći” come from?

isjeći (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian iz, from Proto-Slavic jьz, from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

isjeći (Serbo-Croatian): to cut; cut out, cut off; to carve

Definitions

  1. to cut; cut out, cut off; to carve

Ancestry of “isjeći”, step by step

isjeći traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian iz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianizfrom, out of; for, because of, out of; with,...
2Proto-Slavicjьzfrom, out of
3Proto-Balto-Slaviciź—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

via Serbo-Croatian sjeći

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansjećito cut, chop, chip, hew
2Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic iź →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьz →