Where does “česnъkъ” come from?

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

česnъkъ (Proto-Slavic): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “česnъkъ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčesnъgarlic
2Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
3Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “česnъkъ”

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