Where does “тесак” come from?

тесак (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.

тесак (Russian): a fascine knife, a cutlass

Definitions

  1. a fascine knife, a cutlass

Ancestry of “тесак”, step by step

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

Words derived from “тесак”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tetḱ- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic téśtei →