Where does “каменотёс” come from?

каменотёс (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.

каменотёс (Russian): stonemason

Definitions

  1. stonemason

Ancestry of “каменотёс”, step by step

каменотёс traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian тесать

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

via Russian ка́мень

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianка́меньstone, rock
2Old East Slavicкамень—
3Proto-Slavickamystone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éḱmōstone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →