Where does “krzesać” come from?

krzesać (Polish) comes from Proto-Slavic krěsati, from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- — to weave.

krzesać (Polish): to strike fire/spark

Definitions

  1. to strike fire/spark

Ancestry of “krzesać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavickrěsatito strike fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeankreḱ-to weave

Words derived from “krzesać”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreḱ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic krěsati →