Where does “чеснок” come from?
чеснок (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic чеснокъ, from Proto-Slavic česnъkъ, from Proto-Slavic česnъ, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.
чеснок (Russian): garlic, garlics; caltrop
Definitions
- garlic, garlics; caltrop
Ancestry of “чеснок”, step by step
чеснок traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old East Slavic чеснокъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | чеснокъ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | česnъkъ | garlic |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | česnъ | garlic |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | česati | to scratch; to comb |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | késtei | to comb |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kes- | to scrape, comb |
via Old East Slavic чеснъкъ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old East Slavic | чеснъкъ | — |