Where does “kaszál” come from?

kaszál (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian kasza, from Slovak kosa, from Proto-Slavic kosà, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- — to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...

kaszál (Hungarian): to scythe, mow, cut reduce the height of grass or similar vegetation with a cutting implement

Definitions

  1. to scythe, mow, cut reduce the height of grass or similar vegetation with a cutting implement

Ancestry of “kaszál”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariankaszascythe
2Slovakkosascythe; cold, low temperature
3Proto-Slavickosàhair
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*kāˀsā́ˀ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱes-to cut off, separate; to cut up, to slaughter; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kāˀsā́ˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic kosà →