Where does “cesnokka” come from?

cesnokka (Ingrian) comes from Russian чеснок, from Old East Slavic чеснокъ, from Proto-Slavic česnъkъ, from Proto-Slavic česnъ, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

cesnokka (Ingrian): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “cesnokka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianчеснокgarlic, garlics; caltrop
2Old East Slavicчеснокъ—
3Proto-Slavicčesnъkъgarlic
4Proto-Slavicčesnъgarlic
5Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
6Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
7Proto-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 →