Where does “затеса́ть” come from?

затеса́ть (Russian) comes 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.

затеса́ть (Russian): to cut narrower, to sharpen, to hone (a log, board, stake, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to cut narrower, to sharpen, to hone (a log, board, stake, etc.)

Ancestry of “затеса́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтесатьto hew with an axe, to make (something) by cutting with an axe
2Old East Slavicтесати—
3Proto-Slavictesàtito hew
4Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “затеса́ть”

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