Where does “češanj” come from?

češanj (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic česnъ, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

češanj (Serbo-Croatian): clove

Definitions

  1. clove

Ancestry of “češanj”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčesnъgarlic
2Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
3Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei →Every word from Proto-Slavic česati →