Where does “urez” come from?

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

urez (Serbo-Croatian): notch, cut

Definitions

  1. notch, cut

Ancestry of “urez”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianùrezatito inscribe, engrave, carve
2Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreh₁ǵ-to break, tear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic rězati →