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

Definitions

  1. to pick; to pluck

Ancestry of “чесати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
2Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
3Proto-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 →
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