Where does “zaxlik” come from?

zaxlik (Uzbek) comes from English zax, from Middle English Sax, from Old English seax, from Proto-West Germanic sahs, from Proto-Germanic sahsą, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

zaxlik (Uzbek): dampness, dankness

Definitions

  1. dampness, dankness

Ancestry of “zaxlik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishzaxA tool, similar to a hatchet, used to prepare...
2Middle EnglishSaxa knife
3Old Englishseaxknife, dagger
4Proto-West Germanicsahsdagger, knife
5Proto-Germanicsahsąa stone chip used for cutting; dagger, knife
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Germanic sahsą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic sahs →