Where does “česaný” come from?

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

česaný (Czech): combed

Definitions

  1. combed

Ancestry of “česaný”, step by step

česaný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech česat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechčesatto comb; to pick
2Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
3Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

via Czech ný

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechnýnu

Words derived from “česaný”

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