Where does “чеснов лук” come from?

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

чеснов лук (Bulgarian): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “чеснов лук”, step by step

чеснов лук traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian чесно́в

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчесно́вgarlicky characteristic of garlic
2Bulgarianче́сънgarlic
3Proto-Slavicčesnъgarlic
4Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
5Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
6Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

via Bulgarian лук

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianлукonions
2Proto-Slaviclukъonion, leek
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česati →