Where does “česák” come from?

česák (Slovak) comes from Slovak česať, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

česák (Slovak): currycomb

Definitions

  1. currycomb

Ancestry of “česák”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovakčesaťto comb
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 →