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.
Ancestry of “чеса́ть”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Slavic | česàti | to comb, to scratch; to scratch, to comb |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | késtei | to comb |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |
Words derived from “чеса́ть”