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 , to make by cutting with an axe; to...
Definitions
- to hew , to make by cutting with an axe; to...
Ancestry of “тесать”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old East Slavic | тесати | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tesàti | to hew |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | téśtei | to hew |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tetḱ- | to create, produce; to cut, hew |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | teḱ- | to sire, beget |