Where does “чеса́ть” come from?

чеса́ть (Russian) comes from Proto-Slavic česàti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

чеса́ть (Russian): to comb

Definitions

  1. to comb

Ancestry of “чеса́ть”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčesàtito comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb
2Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
3Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “чеса́ть”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česàti →
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