Where does “зачёсывать” come from?

зачёсывать (Russian) comes from Russian зачеса́ть, from Russian чеса́ть, from Proto-Slavic česàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

зачёсывать (Russian): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “зачёсывать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianзачеса́тьto comb to a certain direction or position
2Russianчеса́тьto comb
3Proto-Slavicčesàtito comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb
4Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
5Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česàti →