Where does “česáč” come from?

česáč (Czech) comes from Czech česat, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

česáč (Czech): picker, gatherer

Definitions

  1. picker, gatherer

Ancestry of “česáč”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčesatto comb; to pick
2Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
3Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česati →