Where does “češati” come from?

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

češati (Serbo-Croatian): to scratch; to curry, dress; to card, tease, comb

Definitions

  1. to scratch; to curry, dress; to card, tease, comb

Ancestry of “češati”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
2Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
3Proto-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 →