Where does “prerezivati” come from?

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

prerezivati (Serbo-Croatian): imperfective form of prèrezati

Definitions

  1. imperfective form of prèrezati

Ancestry of “prerezivati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprèrezatito cut in two pieces
2Serbo-Croatianrežatito growl
3Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
5Proto-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 →