Where does “češnjak” come from?

češnjak (Serbo-Croatian) comes 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.

češnjak (Serbo-Croatian): garlic

Definitions

  1. garlic

Ancestry of “češnjak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicčesnъkъgarlic
2Proto-Slavicčesnъgarlic
3Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
4Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
5Proto-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 →