Where does “пильчатый” come from?

пильчатый (Russian) comes from Russian пила́, from Proto-Slavic pila, from Old High German fil — file.

пильчатый (Russian): serrated

Definitions

  1. serrated

Ancestry of “пильчатый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпила́saw
2Proto-Slavicpilasaw, file
3Old High Germanfilfile
Every word from Old High German fil →Every word from Proto-Slavic pila →Every word from Russian пила́ →