Where does “przeczesywać” come from?

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

przeczesywać (Polish): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “przeczesywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishprzeczesaćto comb
2Polishczesaćto comb
3Old Polishczosaćto comb, to brush one's hair
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 →