Where does “paczesie” come from?

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

paczesie (Polish): remnants of flax that can still be wiped off with hand combs

Definitions

  1. remnants of flax that can still be wiped off with hand combs

Ancestry of “paczesie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishczesaćto comb
2Old Polishczosaćto comb, to brush one's hair
3Proto-Slavicčesàtito comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb
4Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
5Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “paczesie”

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