Where does “teși” come from?

teși (Romanian) comes from Old Church Slavonic тесати, from Proto-Slavic tesàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.

teși (Romanian): to cut obliquely a piece of wood

Definitions

  1. to cut obliquely a piece of wood

Ancestry of “teși”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Church Slavonicтесатиto hew
2Proto-Slavictesàtito hew
3Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “teși”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →