Where does “tesák” come from?

tesák (Czech) comes from Czech tesat, from Old Czech tesati, from Proto-Slavic tesàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

tesák (Czech): hunter’s knife; fang

Definitions

  1. hunter’s knife; fang

Ancestry of “tesák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtesatto carve, to chisel
2Old Czechtesatito carve, to chisel
3Proto-Slavictesàtito hew
4Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →
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