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
Ancestry of “čestar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Serbo-Croatian | čest | frequent, common; repeated, recurrent; part,... |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | čę̑stъ | dense, thick |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *kimśtas | — |