Where does “czuszka” come from?

czuszka (Polish) comes from Bulgarian чу́шка, from Old Church Slavonic чешоуꙗ, from Proto-Slavic *češujà, from Proto-Slavic česàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

czuszka (Polish): variety of hot pepper

Definitions

  1. variety of hot pepper

Ancestry of “czuszka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianчу́шкаpepper fruit of the pepper plant
2Old Church Slavonicчешоуꙗscale (of fish, reptiles, etc.)
3Proto-Slavic*češujàscales
4Proto-Slavicčesàtito comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb
5Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
6Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česàti →