Where does “чесати” come from?
чесати (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.
чесати (Old Church Slavonic): to pick; to pluck
Ancestry of “чесати”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | česati | to scratch; to comb |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | késtei | to comb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |