Where does “resa” come from?

resa (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic ręsa, from Proto-Slavic ręditi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

resa (Serbo-Croatian): tuft; catkin

Definitions

  1. tuft; catkin

Ancestry of “resa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicręsaedge, fringe; eyelashes; duckweed, turf
2Proto-Slavicręditito arrange
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

Words derived from “resa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręditi →Every word from Proto-Slavic ręsa →