Where does “sjekirica” come from?
sjekirica (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian sjekira, from Proto-Slavic sěkyra, from Latin secūris, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sjekirica (Serbo-Croatian): hatchet, a small axe
Ancestry of “sjekirica”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | sjekira | axe |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | sěkyra | — |
| 3 | Latin | secūris | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |