Reconstruction:Proto-Balto-Slavic/rḗˀźtei

This Proto-Balto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Balto-Slavic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wréh₁ǵyeti, from *wreh₁ǵ-. See Ancient Greek ῥήγνῡμῐ (rhḗgnūmĭ, “to break asunder”) for more.[1]

Verb

*rḗˀźtei

  1. to cut
  • *rḗˀźas

Descendants

  • Latvian: riezt
  • Lithuanian: rė́žti
  • Proto-Slavic: *rězati (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Snoj, Marko (2016) “rezati”, in Slovenski etimološki slovar [Slovenian Etymology Dictionary] (in Slovene), 3rd edition, https://fran.si: “*rě̋zati, sed. *rě̋žǫ”
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