Where does “česàti” come from?

česàti (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

česàti (Proto-Slavic): to comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb

Ancestry of “česàti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
2Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “česàti”

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