Where does “rozczesywać” come from?

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

rozczesywać (Polish): to comb out, to detangle

Definitions

  1. to comb out, to detangle

Ancestry of “rozczesywać”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishrozczesaćto comb out, to detangle
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 →