Where does “tesac” come from?
tesac (Romanian) comes from Russian тесак, from Russian тесать, from Old East Slavic тесати, from Proto-Slavic tesàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei, from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- — to sire, beget.
tesac (Romanian): a fascine knife, a cutlass
Definitions
- a fascine knife, a cutlass
Ancestry of “tesac”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тесак | a fascine knife, a cutlass |
| 2 | Russian | тесать | to hew with an axe, to make (something) by cutting with an axe |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | тесати | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | tesàti | to hew |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | téśtei | to hew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |