Where does “účetní” come from?

účetní (Czech) comes from Czech účet, from Czech číst, from Old Czech čísti, from Proto-Slavic *čistì, from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt- — to notice; to read.

účetní (Czech): accountant

Definitions

  1. accountant

Ancestry of “účetní”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechúčetbill invoice
2Czechčístto read
3Old Czechčístito read
4Proto-Slavic*čistìto count
5Proto-Balto-Slavic(s)keistéi
6Proto-Indo-European*(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-ént
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeyt-to notice; to read
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyt-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷéyt-t ~ *(s)kit-éntEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic (s)keistéi
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