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 (rhḗgnūmi, “to break asunder”) for more.

Verb

*rḗˀźtei

1. to cut

Related terms

• *rḗˀźas

Descendants

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