чесать

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Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *česàti (to comb, to scratch), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *késtei. Per Vasmer, cognates include Sanskrit कच्छू (kacchū, an itch, a scab), Ancient Greek κεσκέον (keskéon, oakum, tow) and Ancient Greek κέωρος (kéōros, nettle).

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Verb

чеса́ть (česátʹimpf (perfective почеса́ть)

  1. to comb
  2. (textiles) to card, to comb
  3. to scratch (in order to remove itching)
    чеса́ть языко́мčesátʹ jazykómto wag one's tongue
    чеса́ть заты́локčesátʹ zatýlokto scratch one's head

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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “чесать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress