Where does “чесати” come from?

чесати (Ukrainian) comes from Old East Slavic чесати, from Proto-Slavic česati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic késtei, from Proto-Indo-European kes- — to scrape, comb.

чесати (Ukrainian): to comb hair

Definitions

  1. to comb hair

Ancestry of “чесати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicчесати—
2Proto-Slavicčesatito scratch; to comb
3Proto-Balto-Slavickésteito comb
4Proto-Indo-Europeankes-to scrape, comb

Words derived from “чесати”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kes- →