Where does “чесно́в” come from?

чесно́в (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian че́сън, from Proto-Slavic česnъ, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

чесно́в (Bulgarian): garlicky characteristic of garlic

Definitions

  1. garlicky characteristic of garlic

Ancestry of “чесно́в”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianче́сънgarlic
2Proto-Slavicčesnъgarlic
3Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
4Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
5Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “чесно́в”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česati →