Where does “zarzec” come from?

zarzec (Silesian) comes from Old Polish zarzec, from Old Polish rzec, from Proto-Slavic reťi — to say.

zarzec (Silesian): to swear

Definitions

  1. to swear

Ancestry of “zarzec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishzarzecto forfeit
2Old Polishrzecto speak, to say, to tell
3Proto-Slavicreťito say
Every word from Proto-Slavic reťi →Every word from Old Polish rzec →Every word from Old Polish zarzec →