Where does “rezák” come from?

rezák (Slovak) comes from Slovak rezať, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

rezák (Slovak): incisor

Definitions

  1. incisor

Ancestry of “rezák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakrezaťto cut
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 →