Where does “režati” come from?

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

režati (Serbo-Croatian): to growl

Definitions

  1. to growl

Ancestry of “režati”, step by step

režati traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic rězati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear

via Proto-Slavic rъžati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicrъžatito neigh

Words derived from “režati”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →