Where does “різня” come from?

різня (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.

різня (Ukrainian): butchery, slaughter, massacre, carnage mass killing of people

Definitions

  1. butchery, slaughter, massacre, carnage mass killing of people

Ancestry of “різня”, 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 →