Where does “śekira” come from?

śekira (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sjekira, from Proto-Slavic sěkyra, from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

śekira (Serbo-Croatian): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “śekira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansjekiraaxe
2Proto-Slavicsěkyraaxe
3Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “śekira”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěkyra →