Where does “sjekirčetina” come from?

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

sjekirčetina (Serbo-Croatian): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “sjekirčetina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiansjekiraaxe
2Proto-Slavicsěkyraaxe
3Latinsecūrisan axe, hatchet with a broad edge
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Latin secūris →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěkyra →