Proto-IE: *bh[e]s[a]-, *bhsā-
Meaning: to peel, gnaw
Old Indian: bábhasti 'to chew, masticate'; psā́ti 'to chew, swallow, devour'
Old Greek: inf. psǟ̂n, 3 sg. ind. psǟ̂i̯, ptc. med. psṓmeno-, aor. psǟ̂sai̯, psǟ́sasthai̯, pass. psǟthḗnai̯, pf. épsǟsmai̯ 'reiben, schaben, kratzen, streichen, wischen'; apó-, perí-psǟma 'das Abgekratze, Unrat, Schmutz', pará- psǟsi-s; psǟnó- 'kahl(köpfig)', psǟró- = ksērós (Simon.)
Russ. meaning: обдирать, обгрызать
