Where does “czesać” come from?

czesać (Polish) comes from Old Polish czosać, from Proto-Slavic česàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

czesać (Polish): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “czesać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishczosaćto comb, to brush one's hair
2Proto-Slavicčesàtito comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb
3Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “czesać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česàti →