Where does “sekať” come from?

sekať (Slovak) comes from Proto-Slavic sěťi, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

sekať (Slovak): to chop, cut with an axe or a scythe

Definitions

  1. to chop, cut with an axe or a scythe

Ancestry of “sekať”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicsěťito cut, mow
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Slavic sěťi →