Where does “tesъ” come from?
tesъ (Proto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Slavic tesati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
tesъ (Proto-Slavic): timber
Ancestry of “tesъ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | tesati | to hew |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | téśtei | to hew |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
Words derived from “tesъ”