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Where does “причёска” come from?

причёска (Russian) comes from Russian причеса́ть, from Russian при-, from Russian при, from Proto-Slavic pri, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prei, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

причёска (Russian): haircut, coiffure, hairdo, hair dress, hair style

Definitions

  1. haircut, coiffure, hairdo, hair dress, hair style

Ancestry of “причёска”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпричеса́тьto comb, to brush
2Russianпри-arrival; attachment, on; adding to
3Russianприin the presence of; in the time of; at, by
4Proto-Slavicprinext to, by, at; with; to
5Proto-Balto-Slavicpreiat, with
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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