Where does “обтеса́ть” come from?
обтеса́ть (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.
обтеса́ть (Russian): to trim, to square, to hew, to sharpen
Definitions
- to trim, to square, to hew, to sharpen
Ancestry of “обтеса́ть”, step by step
обтеса́ть traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian тесать
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тесать | to hew with an axe, to make (something) by cutting with an axe |
| 2 | Old East Slavic | тесати | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tesàti | to hew |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | téśtei | to hew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |
via Russian об–
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | об– | before certain letters |