Where does “sjekira” come from?

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

sjekira (Serbo-Croatian): axe

Definitions

  1. axe

Ancestry of “sjekira”, step by step

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

Words derived from “sjekira”

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