Where does “тесать” come from?

тесать (Russian) comes 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.

тесать (Russian): to hew with an axe, to make (something) by cutting with an axe

Definitions

  1. to hew with an axe, to make (something) by cutting with an axe

Ancestry of “тесать”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтесати—
2Proto-Slavictesàtito hew
3Proto-Balto-Slavictéśteito hew
4Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “тесать”

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