Where does “presjeći” come from?

presjeći (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sjeći, from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

presjeći (Serbo-Croatian): to cut in two pieces; bisect; to intercept, cut...

Definitions

  1. to cut in two pieces; bisect; to intercept, cut...

Ancestry of “presjeći”, step by step

presjeći traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian sjeći

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansjećito cut, chop, chip, hew
2Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
3Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Serbo-Croatian pre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianprebefore, earlier; before; ago
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →Every word from Serbo-Croatian sjeći →