Where does “čestar” come from?

čestar (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian čest, from Proto-Slavic čę̑stъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas.

čestar (Serbo-Croatian): thicket, copse, coppice

Definitions

  1. thicket, copse, coppice

Ancestry of “čestar”, step by step

čestar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian čest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiančestfrequent, common; repeated, recurrent; part,...
2Proto-Slavicčę̑stъdense, thick
3Proto-Balto-Slavic*kimśtas—

via Serbo-Croatian ar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianarare
Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *kimśtas →Every word from Proto-Slavic čę̑stъ →Every word from Serbo-Croatian čest →