Where does “різак” come from?

різак (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian рі́зати, from Old East Slavic рѣзати, from Proto-Slavic rězati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *rḗˀźtei, from Proto-Indo-European wreh₁ǵ- — to break, tear.

різак (Ukrainian): cutter

Definitions

  1. cutter

Ancestry of “різак”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianрі́затиto cut, to slice, to carve
2Old East Slavicрѣзати—
3Proto-Slavicrězatito cut, to slice; to crop, to shear; to trim
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*rḗˀźteito cut
5Proto-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 →