Where does “ciosak” come from?

ciosak (Polish) comes from Polish ciosać, from Proto-Slavic tesàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

ciosak (Polish): stonemason's pickaxe

Definitions

  1. stonemason's pickaxe

Ancestry of “ciosak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishciosaćto hew
2Proto-Slavictesàtito hew
3Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-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 →